Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur is busy preparing for the loss of another high-profile employee, with it having been confirmed ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix that sporting director Laurent Mekies will be replacing Franz Tost as AlphaTauri’s team principal. Mekies’ departure comes not long after Ferrari lost former head of vehicle concept David
MoreFerrari appear to be in complete turmoil as things stand, with Frederic Vasseur’s list of jobs seemingly mounting by the day. It certainly hasn’t been the transition of power that the Frenchman would’ve been hoping for, after leaving the security of Alfa Romeo. The start of Vasseur’s reign as Ferrari’s team principal has been nothing
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It has been reported by Italian media that Ferrari racing director Laurent Mekies is set to complete a move to AlphaTauri. Mekies’ future at Ferrari has been questioned for a little while, especially after former head of vehicle concept David Sanchez completed a move to McLaren. The reported switch comes just a month after team
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The start of the 2023 season has not gone anywhere near as well as Ferrari would have hoped following their disappointing end to last season. Have capitulated in the battle for both championships last year, Ferrari decided to replace their team principal Mattia Binotto with Fred Vasseur, hoping that a change in leadership could revitalise
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It has been reported by Formu1a.uno that another senior Ferrari figure is keen to follow in the footsteps of former head of vehicle concept David Sanchez and leave the Scuderia, due to “discontent” towards Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna’s management style. The supposed individual is Ferrari’s race director Laurent Mekies, who has supposedly received several offers
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Having struggled with strategic errors and reliability issues last season, Ferrari were expected to come flying out of the blocks this season. Under the new leadership of Fred Vasseur, the team were expected to solve the issues that plagued them last season, allowing Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to mount a serious title challenge. The
MoreThe 2022 season was full of highs and lows for Ferrari, with the team taking huge strides forwards under the new regulations but eventually falling short of the championship. The team started the season with the fastest car on the grid and built up a strong lead in both championships but a number of reliability
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Ferrari’s start to 2022 looked promising, as the team built up a healthy lead in both championships with clearly the fastest car on the grid. It was Max Verstappen and Red Bull however that ended up winning both championships by quite some margin, capitalising on a catalogue of errors by the Scuderia. Both Charles Leclerc
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Ex-Formula 1 and Ferrari driver Jean Alesi has tipped the Scuderia’s racing director Laurent Mekies to be vital to Frederic Vasseur’s first season as the team’s boss, after replacing Mattia Binotto. Binotto resigned from the team principal role at Ferrari following the conclusion of the 2022 season, with the Italian having come under fire for the team’s “unwatchable”
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With the pressure mounting on Ferrari to make changes following a below par end to the season, the Scuderia will be on the hunt for a new team principal after accepting the resignation of Mattia Binotto. The Swiss has been in the role since 2019 but has failed to end Ferrari’s title drought, dating back
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