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Allison replaces Paddy Lowe, who helped lead Mercedes to
three successive driver and constructor world championships, and
the Briton will report directly to motorsport head Toto Wolff,
the team said in a statement.
"I am very excited to be getting back to work after this time
away from the sport," said the 48-year-old, who has won world
championships with both Ferrari and Renault.
"It's a massive privilege to be given the trust of a position in
a team that has done so spectacularly well in the past three
seasons," added Allison who quit Ferrari last July for personal
reasons.
"I am really looking forward to playing my part in helping
Mercedes go from strength to strength in the coming years."
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by John
O'Brien)
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