For the 1973 season, Ecclestone promoted the young South African engineer Gordon Murray to chief designer and moved Herbie Blash from the Formula Two programme to become the Formula One team manager.
Para a tempada de 1973, Ecclestone promocionou ao novo enxeñeiro de Suráfrica Gordon Murray a xefe de deseño e trasladou a Herbie Blash do programa de Fórmula Dous para convertelo no xefe de equipo da Fórmula Un.