Ferrari has confirmed that it has secured the providers of Loic Serra and Jerome d’Ambrosio, with each males transferring from Mercedes to Maranello the place they’ll bolster the Scuderia’s technical and administration groups.
Serra, who beforehand held the place of efficiency director at Mercedes, will now tackle the position of head of chassis efficiency engineering at Ferrari.
The extremely revered French engineer will start work later this 12 months on October 1st and can report on to Ferrari technical director, Enrico Cardile.
Serra’s profession in F1 started with Michelin. After the tyre producer’s exit from F1 he transitioned to the BMW Sauber staff in 2007. Following BMW’s withdrawal, Serra moved to Mercedes, the place he steadily rose via the ranks, specializing in automobile dynamics.
His promotion to efficiency director solidified his status as a key determine behind the Silver Arrows outfit’s latest success.
As for d’Ambrosio, the Belgian can be swapping his present position as driver improvement director at Mercedes for the place of deputy staff principal at Ferrari, working alongside staff boss Fred Vasseur.
Like Serra, d’Ambrosio will formally start his new position on October 1st.
The 38-year-old former driver was lively in Method 1 in 2011 and in 2012, when he competed for Marussia Virgin Racing in 2011 and even crammed in for a banned Romain Grosjean at Lotus in 2012.
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Jerome D’Ambrosio and Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff
After a quick stint in GT racing, d’Ambrosio turned a fixture in Method E’s inaugural season, driving for Dragon Racing after which switching to Mahindra for the all-electric sequence’ 2018-2019 season.
He hung up his helmet on the finish of 2019 to change into deputy staff principal of the Monaco-based Venturi FE squad managed by Susie Wolff, later succeeding the Scot as staff principal.
D’Ambrosio formally joined Mercedes in a directorial position in 2023, seemingly positioned to work intently with Toto Wolff and ceaselessly standing put up alongside the Austrian within the staff’s storage, additional fueling hypothesis about his future management position.
Each d’Ambrosio and Serra have collaborated with future Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton, and their reunion on the Scuderia will sign a continued working relationship with the seven-time F1 World Champion.
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