Former Williams F1 boss Jost Capito has joined the electric rallycross series Nitrocross as a senior advis🦋or.

The job at the US-based series is Capito’s first since stepping down from his position as Williams team principal and CEO at the ♒end of the 2022 F1 season.

Capito joined Williams as team boss in mid-2021, helping the team score their first points in two years at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, before George Russell claimed a shock podium in the curtailed Belgian Grand Pri🌸x.

After finishing eighth in the 2021 constructors’ championship, Williams slipped to 10th a year later, before Capito resigned. He was r♍eplaced at Williams by Mercedes’ former head of strategy James Vowles.

Capito previously enjoyed great success heading up Volkswagen’s Wor𒁃ld Rally Championship team during a period of domination in🍬 the mid 2010s. 

The🔴 65-year-o🐽ld German also had a brief stint as McLaren’s F1 CEO in 2016.

Capito arrives to Nitrocross at t🐷he same time as former NASCAR executive Mike Laheta, who has joined as head of partnerships.

Speaking about his latest venture, Capito said: “My strong belief in R♔allycross and its future, now featuring powerful and exciting EVs, motivates me to contribute to Nitrocross.

“After speaking with Lorenzo Fertitta and D❀ana White, I am confident our collective vi🎉sion is to not only push the boundaries of motorsports but also inspire a new era of competition and innovation."