Saturday, May 28, 2011

Ferrari F1's technical director steps down

There has been a reshuffle of jobs at the Ferrari Formula One (F1) camp, as one of its support leaders has left his role in order to pursue another within the organisation.

In a public statement, Aldo Costa, the technical director for the squad, was said to have relinquished his position "to take on new responsibilities within the company". Three other men will also see their work change.

Stefano Domenicali is the team principle and will now be the direct boss to director for the chassis Pat Fry, along with Corrado Lanzone and Luca Marmorini. These two look after production and engine and electronics respectively.

These changes may come after last Sunday's (May 22nd's) disappointing result in the Spanish Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso came in fifth, while Felipe Massa had to retire after problems with his gearbox.

Mr Domenicali remarked on some of the problems they faced: "On a track that favours cars that have a lot of aerodynamic downforce, ours are lacking in this area and that was glaringly obvious."

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