The Ferrari Components 1 crew has appointed former Mercedes engineer Loic Serra as its new technical director on the chassis aspect.
Ferrari had initially poached Serra from Mercedes in the summer of last year, however as a consequence of an prolonged gardening interval Serra is but to begin working at Maranello.
As soon as he joins the crew on 1 October, the Frenchman will grow to be Ferrari’s new chassis technical director, taking up the function vacated by Enrico Cardile in July.
Crew boss Fred Vasseur briefly took up the place on an interim foundation earlier than engaged on a technical restructuring, which has now totally taken form.
In a press assertion on Thursday, Ferrari outlined its refreshed technical line-up on the chassis aspect: “On this new function [Serra] will report on to the crew principal, Fred Vasseur.
“Serra will subsequently be accountable for the next departments: Chassis Challenge Engineering, headed up by Fabio Montecchi; Car Efficiency, headed up by Marco Adurno; Aerodynamics, headed up by Diego Tondi; Monitor Engineering, headed up by Matteo Togninalli and Chassis Operations, headed up by to Diego Ioverno, who additionally continues within the function of Sporting Director.”
Loic Serra, Ferrari Head of Chassis Efficiency Engineering, Jerome d’Ambrosio, Ferrari Deputy Crew Principal
Photograph by: Ferrari
Enrico Gualtieri stays in place an the technical director on the ability unit aspect, overseeing the event of its new engines for the 2026 guidelines.
Cardile left Ferrari in July after accepting a senior technical place inside Aston Martin, the place he’ll be a part of up with technical director Dan Fellows as soon as his gardening depart interval ends.
It’s also widely expected former Red Bull design guru Adrian Newey will join the Silverstone team as a consultant, with an announcement understood to be imminent.
At Ferrari Serra will likely be reunited with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who joins the crew forward of the 2025 season.
The announcement comes within the wake of an upturn in type for the Scuderia after combating its newest ground upgrades earlier than the summer season break.
Charles Leclerc took a shock podium at Zandvoort’s Dutch Grand Prix, earlier than gifting Ferrari an emotional win in entrance of its tifosi finally weekend’s Italian Grand Prix in Monza.
Regardless of McLaren taking up the mantle from Purple Bull because the quickest crew in F1 proper now, Ferrari is scorching on the heels of each groups within the constructors’ championship, coming to inside 39 factors of chief Purple Bull and 31 factors behind McLaren.
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