On the day after Spanish GP we fear yet another one revolution at Ferrari. Rumors from the last few hours are out Enrico Cardile aerodynamic manager towardsAston Martin with the consequent internal promotion of Loic Serra awaiting the yes of Adrian Newey. News also on the pilot market front with the advent of Flavio Briatore who immediately got to work. The manager would be attempting the coup Carlos Sainz first gift for his new executive role in Alpine.
Ferrari, yet another Vasseur revolution: Cardile and Loic Serra waltz
Formula 1 goes fast, always and in any case. Not just on the track. Not even time to metabolize it Spanish Grand Prix that the circus is preparing for one of the many back to backs this summer with the Austrian GP. But the driver and technician market also remains active. Very hot.
As reported by formula1a.one, Enrico Cardilethe technical director of the Maranello team, a life in Ferrari, would have accepted Aston Martin’s offer after some important calls that convinced him to join the team Lawrence Stroll who definitely wants to make the leap in quality and who he has also tried to convince in recent days Adrian Newey.
Fred Vasseur already has the solution to Cardile’s departure at home. It’s about Löic Serraa strong engineer from Mercedes who was recently announced at Ferrari together with Jerome D’Ambrosio and who, again according to the specialized portal, by joining Ferrari from 1 October will take over the baton from Enrico Cardiledealing with both the 2025 single-seater and above all the first of the next regulatory revolution, namely the 2026.
Ferrari: first Serra then Newey, Vasseur’s plan
Ferrari’s target still remains Adrian Newey. The now former Red Bull he will become a free agent after the first quarter of 2025, at the end of the gardening period with the Anglo-Austrian team where he has worked since 2006, supervising the design of seven single-seaters that won the World Championship, six of which achieved a driver-manufacturer double. Numbers that could grow further this year if, as it seems, Verstappen brings home another world title.
Rumors about his future have been going on for some time. “Adrian Newey signed for Ferrari in Monaco” the BBC had written at the beginning of the month, the Daily Mail had even written it a couple of weeks before. Yet Williams and Aston Martin continue to pay close attention to the English aerodynamic genius who last week visited the Stroll team’s factories ready to cover him with gold bridges.
However, Maranello’s offer remains the most attractive on a general level because it would allow Newey to fulfill the dream of everyone in the world of F1, to work for Ferrari which has written the history of motor racing and to be able to do it alongside a ‘other legend like Lewis Hamilton who will wear red next year.
F1, drivers market: Briatore immediately tries the Sainz coup in Alpine
“What if Flavio gave himself the Sainz shot? We’ll throw it there…”
For once we quote ourselves. The phrase is taken from report cards of the Spanish Grand Prix. More the result of logic than a true market rumor. Which, however, is taking shape in these hours. On Friday Flavio Briatore has been made official executive director of Alpine returning permanently to F1 after the crashgate scandal.
The team responded to the track by bringing both cars Gasley And Or with in the points. A positive trend that began even before the official arrival of Briatore and which changed the French team’s terrible start to the season on the fly. Which at this point could become a good destination for a rider looking for an important chance.
That’s why within a few hours Alpine would have become an ideal candidate for Carlos Sainz. Briatore got to work immediately, Alpine negotiates the Mercedes supply with Mercedes, the know-how as demonstrated by the change in trend of the last races is important and with Briatore the management also becomes high-level. All the ingredients are there to make it palatable.
Williams remains on pole for Sainz, let’s be clear, the Spaniard’s announcement has been ready for some time with the Groove team ready to guarantee the Spaniard the exit option in the event of poor competitiveness or better opportunities. But let’s repeat, with Briatore involved you can’t be sure of anything. As it shows the meeting with dad Sainz in the Barcelona paddock.
