Mercedes bolster F1 technical team by poaching key Ferrari figures

Me🅰rcedes have added to their F1 technical team with꧅ two key signings from Ferrari.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton battle in Saudi Arabia
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton battle in Saudi Arabia

Mercedes have bolstered their🐎 technical team by signing two key figures from Ferrari.

As initially reported by the , Mercedes are set to sign Simone Resta, whose most recent role was at Haas a𒅌fter a number of years at Ferrari.

ﷺResta will join Mercede﷽s as their strategic development director, and thus will work closely with technical director James Allison.

Enrico Sampo will also make the switch from Ferrari to Merce🐠des, exchanging his driver s🐼imulator role to become head of performance software applications.

Sampo has held various roles at Ferrari since 2011🍎, before focusing on the team’s simulator in the last four years.

It is understood that both Resta and Sampo will entꦰer a period of gardening leave, and are unlikely to join Mercedes before the 2025 season.

It’s welcome news for Me𓂃rcedes, which recently have been losing staff to Ferrar💟i.

Superstar driver168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton will make the move in place of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz for 2025, while Jerome d’Ambrosio is set to l꧋eave his role with Mercedes for Ferrari.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton battle in Saudi Arabia
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton battle in Saudi Arabia

Performance Director Loic Serra is also expected to j🍨oin Ferrari as part of a busy recruitment drive by team principal Frederic Vasseur.

The two teams have had🗹 contra🌱sting fortunes at the start of 2024.

Ferrari have been Red Bull’s closest challenger in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, seeing their drivers complete the podium behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez in both races.

On the other hand,🌟 Mercedes have struggled relatively, particularly in Jeddah, where their deficit in high-speed corners resurfaced.

Mercedes have struggled with this set of regulations, taking just one vict♐ory since the start of 2022ꦜ.

Their sole victory come�🅷�s after years of domination from the start of 2014 up until 2021 where they remained unbeaten in the constructors’ championship.

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