Ferrari has announced the appointment of a new F1 sporting director as Mekies leaves to join AlphaTauri. Full story:
announced that Mekies would replace its long-time team boss Franz Tost, who is stepping down at the end of the season.
It also appointed former FIA man Peter Bayer to become the team's first bespoke CEO, overseeing a wide range of organisational changes.and Red Bull worked out the terms and timing of his departure at Maranello and start date at Faenza."Laurent Mekies' time at Scuderia Ferrari comes to an end this week," Ferrari announced on Thursday.
"The Racing Director will not be in Belgium and he leaves the Prancing Horse after four and a half seasons, during which time the team took seven wins.Laurent Mekies, Racing Director, Scuderia FerrariMotorsport.com understands that following talks between Ferrari and Red Bull team principals Fred Vasseur and Christian Horner, Mekies will now be placed on gardening leave until the end of the year, starting at AlphaTauri on 1 January 2024.
Ferrari explained that Mekies' sporting director role will be taken up by Diego Loverno, a respected Ferrari veteran of 23 years. "As from the Belgian Grand Prix, part of Laurent's duties on the pitwall will be carried out by Diego Ioverno, who takes on the role of Sporting Director," Ferrari added."Along with his colleagues on the pitwall, Matteo Togninalli, Head of Track Engineering and Ravin Jain, Race Strategist, he will report directly to team principal, Fred Vasseur."
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