Amidst discuss of Purple Bull CVs flying round within the wake of Adrian Newey’s departure, Ferrari publicizes the recruitment of two former Mercedes staff.
Loic Serra, previously the Efficiency Director at Mercedes, is to tackle the position of Head of Chassis Efficiency Engineering.
Reporting to Enrico Cardile, he’ll oversee numerous areas in Maranello, together with Observe Engineering, Aero Growth, Aero Operations and Automobile Efficiency.
Serra was born in France in 1972 and has a level in mechanical engineering after learning in Aix-en-Provence and Paris. After college, he labored for Michelin after which the BMW-Sauber and Mercedes Method 1 groups.
Jerome d’Ambrosio joins within the position of Deputy Crew Principal, reporting on to Fred Vasseur. He’s additionally appointed Head of the Scuderia’s Driver Academy, the Maranello outfit’s younger driver programme.
d’Ambrosio, who was born in Belgium in 1985, was knowledgeable racing driver till 2020. His successes features a win in GP2, three in Method E and he additionally drove in 20 Method 1 Grands Prix between 2011 and 2012.
At Mercedes, he labored alongside Toto Wolff and ran the Stuttgart workforce’s younger driver programme.
Each will begin work with Ferrari on 1st October, with Lewis Hamilton becoming a member of them for the 2025 season.
