Chief aerodynamicist exits as Mercedes trade key staff with Ferrari

Four important 𒅌employees 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 teඣam.

Vino has been with Mercedes♕ for six years but his departure means a reshuffle for their aer🌄o department.

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

But, Merc🐼edes have recruited two important figures from Ferrari.

Simone Resta and Enrico Sampo will swap Maranello𒊎 for Brackley.

Resta will become Mercedes' Strategic Development Director, andꩲ Sampo will be their Head of Performance Software Applications.

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

Importantly, Le🦄wis Hamilton will swap Mercedes for Ferrari in 2025.

Merc🎀edes technical director James Allison discussed the exchange of staff at this weekend’s F1 Emilia-Romagna🌞 Grand Prix.

“I don’t think there’s any point in me offering a commentary on mot🅺ivation,” Allison said.

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

“But we also are gathering experienced and good 💛people at a simi🦹lar rate.

“I guess it’s our job to try and make sure we act in such a way as everybody would rat🦄her be with us than anywhere e🍒lse.”

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