By Ime Bassey

Newly appointed Team Manager of Nigeria Racing Eagles (NRE), John Wickham has stated that the NRE will become World Champions under his reign as manager.

Speaking at his unveiling in London, Wickham said he is elated working with Nigerian and African drivers, expressing hope that they will do well on the world stage.

Ribi Adeshokan (r) shaking hands with John Wickham (l) during the unveiling of Wickham as the new Team Manger of Nigeria Racing Eagle at the NRE club house in London.

“I feel honoured to be part of the historic Nigeria Racing Eagle and the dream of developing African Racing Team, including drivers, team and crew to represent the continent at the top level of world of Motorsport and I know that one day, they will become the World Champion,” Wickham said.

Before his appointment, John Wickham owned F1 Spirit Racing in the ‘80s and was Team Manager for F1 Arrows in the ‘90s. From 1996 to 2003 he was Team Manager for Audi Sport UK and Bentley, who won the series in Touring Cars the Le Mans 24 Hour Race.

From 2004 to 2009 John worked for the successful A1GP Series as Head of Operations. In 2011 he was Team Manager for Lotus-Renault F1.

He would be in charge of the technical department of Nigeria Racing Eagle (NRE) running day to day activities of the team, including Team Managing at the Race Events, Drivers’ Training & Testing and Driver Academy.