The 2024 System 1 season is likely one of the most intense concerning the market, each on the driving force and technical fronts. Among the many newest information is Adrian Newey’s departure from Pink Bull to hitch Aston Martin, the place former Ferrari technical director Enrico Cardile additionally lands. Changing him at Maranello is Loic Serra from Mercedes, whereas former Ferrari Crew Principal Mattia Binotto turns into the brand new head of Audi’s System 1 program. The Italian will work together with Jonathan Wheatley, who leaves his function as Sporting Director at Pink Bull. These are simply a few of the adjustments between groups, most of which occur behind the scenes with out official bulletins. Beneath is a abstract of the important thing departures and arrivals of engineers and managers for every group from January till now.
RED BULL
Departures
Adrian Newey (Chief Technical Officer): to Aston Martin
Jonathan Wheatley (Sporting Director): to Sauber – Audi
Will Courtenay (Head of Technique): to McLaren
Vin Dhanani (Head of Automobile Efficiency): to Alpine
Steve Winstalney (Chief Designer (Composites and Constructions)): to Williams
Michael Broadhurst (Aerodynamicist): to Alpine
Lee Stevenson (Chief Mechanic): to Sauber – Audi
McLAREN
Departures
David Sanchez (Technical Director for Idea and Automobile Efficiency): to Alpine
Arrivals
Will Courtenay (Pink Bull): Sporting Director
FERRARI
Departures
Enrico Cardile (Technical Director): to Aston Martin
Xavi Marcos (Race Engineer, Leclerc): inner reassignment inside the firm
Jacopo Fantoni (Head of Simulation): to Alpine
Enrico Sampò (Simulator Director): ?
Fabrice Moncade (Head of Analytical Efficiency): to Williams
Arrivals
Loic Serra (Mercedes): Technical Director
Jerome D’Ambrosio (Mercedes): Deputy Crew Principal and Head of Ferrari Driver Academy
MERCEDES
Departures
Loic Serra (Head of Automobile Efficiency): to Ferrari
Jerome D’Ambrosio (Deputy Crew Principal): to Ferrari
Gioacchino Vino (Head of Aerodynamics): ?
Arrivals
Simone Resta (Haas): Director of Strategic Growth
ASTON MARTIN
Departures
Martin Whitmarsh (Group CEO): ?
Arrivals
Adrian Newey (Pink Bull): Managing Technical Accomplice
Enrico Cardile (Ferrari): Chief Technical Officer
Andy Cowell (Mercedes, 2020): Group CEO
Bob Bell (Alpine): Govt Technical Director
RACING BULLS
Departures
Franz Tost (Crew Principal): ?
Arrivals
Laurent Mekies (Ferrari): Crew Principal
HAAS
Departures
Guenther Steiner (Crew Principal): ?
Simone Resta (Technical Director): to Mercedes
Juan Molina (Aerodynamicist): to Williams
WILLIAMS
Arrivals
Matt Harman (Alpine): Chief Design Director
Fabrice Moncade (Ferrari): Head of Computational Sciences
Juan Molina (Haas): Head of Aerodynamics
Steve Winstalney (Pink Bull): Chief Engineer, Composites and Constructions
Richard Frith (Alpine): Head of Efficiency Techniques
Sorin Cheran (Hewlett Packard Enterprise): Chief Info and Analytics Officer
ALPINE
Departures
Bruno Famin (Crew Principal): reassigned, Head of Renault Sport Packages
Matt Harman (Technical Director): to Williams
Dirk De Beer (Head of Aerodynamics): ?
Bob Bell (Advisor): to Aston Martin
Richard Frith (Head of Automobile Efficiency): to Williams
NOTE: Energy unit growth program suspended, potential exodus of engine specialists
Arrivals
Oliver Oakes (Hitech): Crew Principal
Flavio Briatore: Govt Advisor
David Sanchez (McLaren): Govt Technical Director
Michael Broadhurst (Pink Bull): Head of Aerodynamics
Vin Dhanani (Pink Bull): Head of Automobile Efficiency
Jacopo Fantoni (Ferrari): Deputy Chief Engineer
SAUBER-AUDI
Departures
Andreas Seidl (Head of Audi System 1 Program): ?
Oliver Hoffmann (Basic Consultant of Audi F1 Program): ?
Ruth Buscombe (Head of Technique): tv commentator
Arrivals
Mattia Binotto (Ferrari, 2022): Head of Audi System 1 Program
Jonathan Wheatley (Pink Bull): Crew Principal
Stefano Sordo (McLaren, 2022): Efficiency Director
Stefan Strähnz (Mercedes): Program Director
Lee Stevenson (Pink Bull): Chief Mechanic
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