Chief aerodynamicist exits as Mercedes trade key staff with Ferrari

Four importan🅰t employees to trade teams earlier than originally expected

George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola, Italy,
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Emilia Romagna…

Mercedes’ chief aerodynamicist Gioacchino Vino is set to exit the꧅ team.

Vino has been with Mercedes for six years but his departure mean⛄s a reshuffle fo♉r their aero department.

Separately, Loic Serra and Jerome d’Ambrosio will also leave Mercedes and go to Ferrari.

But, Mercedes🧔 have recruited two important figures fromཧ Ferrari.

Simone Resta and Enrico Sampo will swap Maranello﷽ for Brackley.

Resta will b🍬ecome Mercedes' Strategic Development Director, and Sampo will be their Head of Performance 🐓Software Applications.

Mercedes and Ferrari have come to an arrangement where the employees can join their newജ employers from October 1,🔥 2024, rather than wait for next season, report.

Importantl♕y, Lewis Hamilton will swap 𝓰Mercedes for Ferrari in 2025.

Mercedes technical direc๊tor ꧟James Allison discussed the exchange of staff at this weekend’s F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

“I don’t think the🔴re’s any point in me offering a commentary on motivation,” Allison s🥀aid.

“Clearly a team needs to have ෴a critical mass of experienced good people and we would not wish to see experienced good people leave us.

“But we also are gꦉathering experienced and good people at a similar rate.

“I guess it’s our job to try and make sure we actꩲ in such a way as everybody would rather be with us than anywhere else.”

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