Ferrari have prevented Enrico Cardile from joining Aston Martin until July⛄ after winning a legal battle.

Cardile’s exit from Ferrari was announced in July 2024, and he was placed on gardening 🐼leave.

His exact start date at Aston Martin wasn’t made clear, but Aston Martin announced him as part of a significant F1 managerial reshuffle ahead of Adriᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤🌳⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚan Newey’s arrival.

Cardile will play a crucial rol⭕e alongside Newey as part of their all-new technical team.

However, Cardile won’t be able to star✃t work at Silvers♋tone until July.

This development follows 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:rumours in Italy that Ferrari wanted to delay Cardile💃’s start with his new team.

By ensuring Cardile starts work at Aston Martin in July, he will have even l🎃ess time to influence the 2026 car.

Interestingly, Ferrari su🌊ggested that Cardile was “already violating the non-compete commitment with Ferrari”, hinting that he had already been helping Aston Martin somehow.

The statement read: “With reference to the recent news regarding the timing of Enrico Cardile’s arrival at Aston Martin, Ferrari clarifies that a few weeks ago the Court of Modena, upholding the requests of the Company, ordered Enrico Cardile to immediately cease any form of collaboration with Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team until next 😼July 18.

“In this urgent procedural phase, the Court of Modena found that our former employe🌃e was already violating the non-compete commitment with Ferrari, whose purpose was precisely to prevent other F1 teams from gaining an unjustified competitive advantage by hiring Cardile earlier than allowed, causing irrep❀arable harm to Ferrari.”

A setback for Aston Martin ahead of 2026

It’s unwelcome news for Aston Martin, with team owner Lawrence Stroll reportedly ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ“furiou𒅌s” by Ferrari’s push to delay Cardile.

Aston Martin are pinning their hopes on 2026 and the new te🍰chnical regulations whi൩ch will be introduced.

The team have heavily invested in their Silverstone headquart𒀰ers while making a number of high-pro🌺file signings.

Former Mercedes chief Andy Cowell is now the tea𓆉m principal of Aston Martin, wi𒉰th Mike Krack moving to a trackside role.

Newey and Cardile will l💟൩ead car design development as Aston Martin look to become a world championship-winning outfit in the coming years.

T✃hey also have a works engine deal with Honda from 2026.