Ferrari announce organisational changes as former Mercedes man Loic Serra gets set to start work

Ferrari have confirmed that Loic Serra will assume the role of Technical Director Chassis when he officially joins the team on October 1.

It was announced earlier this year that Serra and ex-F1 driver Jerome d’Ambrosio – both previously of Mercedes – had been signed by the Scuderia to bolster their workforce.

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Experienced engineer Serra was initially set to report to Technical Director Enrico Cardile, but the latter’s exit and move to Aston Martin means that will now be Team Principal Frederic Vasseur.

D’Ambrosio, meanwhile, is still due to join Ferrari at the start of next month as their Deputy Team Principal after departing his role as head of Mercedes’ young driver programme.

Serra will be responsible for a host of different departments in his new position.

This includes Chassis Project Engineering, headed up by Fabio Montecchi; Vehicle Performance, headed up by Marco Adurno; Aerodynamics, headed up by Diego Tondi; Track Engineering, headed up by Matteo Togninalli; and Chassis Operations, headed up by Diego Ioverno, who also continues in the role of Sporting Director.

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Ferrari also highlighted that the position of Technical Director Power Unit continues to be assigned to Enrico Gualtieri, who reports directly to team boss Vasseur.

The changes have been announced following a dream home win for Ferrari on their home soil at Monza, with Charles Leclerc beating McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to the chequered flag.