Ferrari has revealed that Loic Serra, who used to work with Mercedes, will become their new chassis technical director starting in October.
Serra is stepping into the shoes of Enrico Cardile, who left Ferrari to join Aston Martin.
Ferrari Welcomes Serra as New Chassis Technical Director
From October 1st, Serra will take on his new role and report directly to team boss Vasseur. He’ll oversee several key departments: Chassis Project Engineering (led by Fabio Montecchi), Vehicle Performance (led by Marco Adurno), Aerodynamics (led by Diego Tondi), Track Engineering (led by Matteo Togninalli), and Chassis Operations (led by Diego Ioverno, who also remains the Sporting Director).
Ferrari’s official statement says:
“Scuderia Ferrari HP announces that it has entrusted the role of Technical Director Chassis to Loic Serra. As previously announced, the French engineer, born in 1972, will join the team on 1 October. Loic in this new role will report directly to the Team Principal, Fred Vasseur. Serra will therefore be responsible for the following departments: Chassis Project Engineering, headed up by Fabio Montecchi; Vehicle Performance, headed up by Marco Adurno; Aerodynamics, headed up by Diego Tondi; Track Engineering, headed up by Matteo Togninalli and Chassis Operations, headed up by to Diego Ioverno, who also continues in the role of Sporting Director. The role of Technical Director Power Unit continues to be assigned to Enrico Gualtieri reporting directly to Fred Vasseur.”
Fans might think this change could bring fresh energy to Ferrari’s performance.
With Serra taking charge of these critical areas, many are curious about how his experience at Mercedes will translate into success for Ferrari. Will he bring innovative ideas? Only time will tell.
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