s ▁Formula ▁One ▁engine ▁testing ▁programme , ▁in ▁which ▁capacity ▁he ▁l ia ised ▁between ▁the ▁Jordan ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁Pe uge ot ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁season , ▁Pe uge ot ▁switched ▁to ▁supp lying ▁the ▁Pro st ▁team , ▁and ▁E e ck ela ert ▁joined ▁the ▁out fit ▁as ▁its ▁Chief ▁Engine er , ▁although ▁his ▁role ▁was ▁down grad ed ▁to ▁cover ▁only ▁the ▁test ▁team ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁, ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁similar ▁role ▁at ▁the ▁Sa uber ▁team ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Gr ands ▁Prix ▁as ▁K imi ▁R ä ikk ön en ' s ▁race ▁engineer . ▁In ▁, ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁team ' s ▁Head ▁of ▁Track ▁Engineering . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁H onda ▁team ▁in ▁ ▁as ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁in ▁the ▁Advanced ▁Research ▁programme . ▁In ▁, ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Engineering ▁Director , ▁after ▁prede cess or ▁Mark ▁Ell is ▁moved ▁to ▁sister ▁team ▁Super ▁Ag uri . ▁E e ck ela ert ▁himself ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Super ▁Ag uri , ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁shut ▁down ▁after ▁running ▁out ▁money ▁part - way ▁through ▁the ▁ ▁season . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁sport sc ars , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁F 1 ▁in ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁H RT ▁team , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ ▁car ▁after ▁Geoff ▁Will is ▁left ▁the