‘Dan Fallows rejected Ferrari; top Red Bull staff opt against Maranello move’

Dan Fallows rejected Ferrari in 2021 when they wouldn’t pay him enough, and now key Red Bull employees will not move to Maranello either, according to reports in Italy.
(L to R): Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing
(L to R): Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing

Fallows, a long-serving Red Bull engineer, made a high-profile move to Aston Martin two year🧸s ago but it is now reported by that he very nearly joined Ferrari.

“The negotiation was at ꧒an advanced stage, there was a✤lready an agreement in principle,” the report says. 

“But everything broke down because Ferrari 🌌did not want to meet the economic demands of the British engineer.”

Two years on, Aston Martin 🏅have roared into 2023 and out-performed Mercedes and Ferrari in the earliest races.

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Key Red Bull staff reject Ferrari

Enrico Balbo and Pierre Wache 🌠have turned ไdown the chance to swap Red Bull for Ferrari, the same report says.

New Ferrari team principꦉal Fred Vasseur reacted to news that he would lose Laurent Mekies to AlphaTauri by promising a “massive recruitment ꦑoperation”.

The report in Italy🐎 says: “The target is obviously Red Bull's top engineers. 

“But the attempt so far does not appear to have been succes💖sful.

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku Street Circuit,
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 4, Azerbaijan Grand Prix…

“The many e𒐪arthquakes at the top that the team has experienced during the last few manageme🎀nts do not reassure those who have to move there.”

Instead, Ferrari look set to aꦜdd “mid-level figures”.

෴Many incoming staff would not be able to join immediately due to clauses in their existing contracts, meaning their arrival will not impact Ferrari in the short-term.

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Enrico Cardile (chassis), Diego Tondi (aerodynamics), 🏅Enrico Gualtieri (p✃ower unit) and Fabio Montecchi (chief designer) will be the brains behind the project.

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