Enrico Cardile will be unable to start out work with Aston Martin till July of this yr after Ferrari gained a authorized case involving its former technical director.
Ferrari introduced that Cardile was leaving his function as technical director (chassis space) in July 2024, with Aston Martin then confirming he would be a part of the crew as its chief technical officer in 2025. Nevertheless, with uncertainty regarding his begin date – Aston Martin crew principal Andy Cowell prevented answering questions regarding Cardile throughout pre-season testing – Ferrari has now confirmed it has gained a court docket case that stops the Italian from becoming a member of for an additional 4 months.
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“With regards to the latest information concerning the timing of Enrico Cardile’s arrival at Aston Martin, Ferrari clarifies that just a few weeks in the past the Courtroom of Modena, upholding the requests of the Firm, ordered Enrico Cardile to instantly stop any type of collaboration with Aston Martin Aramco F1 Crew till subsequent July 18th,” a Ferrari assertion learn.
“On this pressing procedural section, the Courtroom of Modena discovered that our former worker was already violating the non-compete dedication with Ferrari, whose objective was exactly to stop different F1 groups from gaining an unjustified aggressive benefit by hiring Cardile sooner than allowed, inflicting irreparable hurt to Ferrari.”
An Aston Martin spokesperson advised the BBC: “It is a matter between Enrico and Ferrari and their authorized representatives in Italy, and the events proceed to be engaged within the course of. As such we gained’t be making any additional remark. We are going to make an announcement in the end.”
When Cardile was introduced as a brand new Aston Martin signing, the crew described him as “a key appointment for the crew as we construct in the direction of the brand new 2026 rules”, however the delay in his arrival will restrict the impression the can have on the brand new automotive, with groups having been capable of start full work on the 2026 rules in January.
Ought to Aston Martin nonetheless wish to deliver Cardile’s begin date ahead it might want to attain an additional settlement with Ferrari, one thing it has been unable to do up thus far. The crew did welcome one other key technical determine this week, with Adrian Newey beginning work on Monday having joined from Pink Bull.
