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British junior single-seater team Rodin Carlin will lose the name of its co-founder as it rebrands to Rodin Motorsport.
Two months ago Trevor Carlin – who co-founded the eponymous team as Carlin Motorsport in 1996 – had his position as a director of the outfit’s holding company (which had taken on the Rodin name in May 2023 to reflect its ownership by the New Zealand-based automotive manufacturer) terminated, but there was no confirmation from either party on whether he had left the outfit entirely. He was its acting team principal, but once the news of the end of his directorship had come to light the racing activities for the year had already concluded.
At the end of November his wife Stephanie – who had been Carlin’s deputy team principal since July 2022 – was then announced as moving to McLaren (who she joined last week) to become its Formula 1 business operations director.
It has now been confirmed that Trevor Carlin has left team operations, although it was not mentioned in today’s company’s announcement which alongside the rebranding affirmed that the team will continue to race in Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, GB3, British Formula 4, Spanish F4 and F1 Academy.
“I’m thrilled to lead Rodin Motorsport in this new era of our racing history,” said David Dicker, the team’s director and majority owner who is the founder of Rodin Cars.
“The team have a tremendous racing pedigree which we will continue to build upon moving forward. The 2024 season is once again going to be an exciting year for everyone at Rodin Motorsport and I for one can’t wait to get back on track where we belong.
“Our core values remain the same and we continue to strive to be the leading junior motorsport team. Our commitment to the drivers, championships and staff remains unwavering; we are here to race, develop drivers and keep winning.”
The trophy-filled 28-year history of Carlin includes titles in F2, Formula Renault 3.5, Indy Nxt, GP3, British F3, GB3 and British F4. The team also completed in the top level of single-seaters, running entries in A1 GP and Formula E and spending four seasons competing under its own name in IndyCar from 2018 to ’21.