The 2024 Method 1 season is without doubt one of the most intense concerning the market, each on the motive force and technical fronts. Among the many newest information is Adrian Newey’s departure from Purple Bull to hitch Aston Martin, the place former Ferrari technical director Enrico Cardile additionally lands. Changing him at Maranello is Loic Serra from Mercedes, whereas former Ferrari Staff Principal Mattia Binotto turns into the brand new head of Audi’s Method 1 program. The Italian will work together with Jonathan Wheatley, who leaves his function as Sporting Director at Purple Bull. These are simply a few of the adjustments between groups, most of which occur behind the scenes with out official bulletins. Beneath is a abstract of the important thing departures and arrivals of engineers and managers for every crew from January till now.
RED BULL
Departures
Adrian Newey (Chief Technical Officer): to Aston Martin
Jonathan Wheatley (Sporting Director): to Sauber – Audi
Will Courtenay (Head of Technique): to McLaren
Vin Dhanani (Head of Automobile Efficiency): to Alpine
Steve Winstalney (Chief Designer (Composites and Buildings)): to Williams
Michael Broadhurst (Aerodynamicist): to Alpine
Lee Stevenson (Chief Mechanic): to Sauber – Audi
McLAREN
Departures
David Sanchez (Technical Director for Idea and Automobile Efficiency): to Alpine
Arrivals
Will Courtenay (Purple Bull): Sporting Director
FERRARI
Departures
Enrico Cardile (Technical Director): to Aston Martin
Xavi Marcos (Race Engineer, Leclerc): inner reassignment inside the firm
Jacopo Fantoni (Head of Simulation): to Alpine
Enrico Sampò (Simulator Director): ?
Fabrice Moncade (Head of Analytical Efficiency): to Williams
Arrivals
Loic Serra (Mercedes): Technical Director
Jerome D’Ambrosio (Mercedes): Deputy Staff Principal and Head of Ferrari Driver Academy
MERCEDES
Departures
Loic Serra (Head of Automobile Efficiency): to Ferrari
Jerome D’Ambrosio (Deputy Staff Principal): to Ferrari
Gioacchino Vino (Head of Aerodynamics): ?
Arrivals
Simone Resta (Haas): Director of Strategic Growth
ASTON MARTIN
Departures
Martin Whitmarsh (Group CEO): ?
Arrivals
Adrian Newey (Purple Bull): Managing Technical Companion
Enrico Cardile (Ferrari): Chief Technical Officer
Andy Cowell (Mercedes, 2020): Group CEO
Bob Bell (Alpine): Government Technical Director
RACING BULLS
Departures
Franz Tost (Staff Principal): ?
Arrivals
Laurent Mekies (Ferrari): Staff Principal
HAAS
Departures
Guenther Steiner (Staff Principal): ?
Simone Resta (Technical Director): to Mercedes
Juan Molina (Aerodynamicist): to Williams
WILLIAMS
Arrivals
Matt Harman (Alpine): Chief Design Director
Fabrice Moncade (Ferrari): Head of Computational Sciences
Juan Molina (Haas): Head of Aerodynamics
Steve Winstalney (Purple Bull): Chief Engineer, Composites and Buildings
Richard Frith (Alpine): Head of Efficiency Methods
Sorin Cheran (Hewlett Packard Enterprise): Chief Info and Analytics Officer
ALPINE
Departures
Bruno Famin (Staff Principal): reassigned, Head of Renault Sport Applications
Matt Harman (Technical Director): to Williams
Dirk De Beer (Head of Aerodynamics): ?
Bob Bell (Marketing consultant): to Aston Martin
Richard Frith (Head of Automobile Efficiency): to Williams
NOTE: Energy unit improvement program suspended, potential exodus of engine specialists
Arrivals
Oliver Oakes (Hitech): Staff Principal
Flavio Briatore: Government Marketing consultant
David Sanchez (McLaren): Government Technical Director
Michael Broadhurst (Purple Bull): Head of Aerodynamics
Vin Dhanani (Purple Bull): Head of Automobile Efficiency
Jacopo Fantoni (Ferrari): Deputy Chief Engineer
SAUBER-AUDI
Departures
Andreas Seidl (Head of Audi Method 1 Program): ?
Oliver Hoffmann (Common Consultant of Audi F1 Program): ?
Ruth Buscombe (Head of Technique): tv commentator
Arrivals
Mattia Binotto (Ferrari, 2022): Head of Audi Method 1 Program
Jonathan Wheatley (Purple Bull): Staff Principal
Stefano Sordo (McLaren, 2022): Efficiency Director
Stefan Strähnz (Mercedes): Program Director
Lee Stevenson (Purple Bull): Chief Mechanic
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