Enrico Cardir heads to Aston Martin.
F1 may be on a break this week after a triple-header that not only moved the grid from Barcelona to Austria to Silverstone but also offered plenty of surprises, but the news is still rolling in. On Monday, Ferrari announced that Cardil, who joined Ferrari in 2005, worked in the GT department before moving to the F1 team in 2016, would be stepping down as the team’s chassis and aerodynamics technical director with immediate effect.
There have long been rumors that Kardil would move to Aston Martin, and those were confirmed on Tuesday. Aston Martin unveils Cardille is due to join the team in 2025 after a period of gardening leave.
Kardir will take up the role of Aston Martin’s Chief Technical Officer for F1.
“We are delighted to welcome Enrico to Aston Martin Aramco as we look to strengthen our technical leadership team ahead of significant regulatory changes in 2026. We are delighted to continue to attract world class talent to the team,” said Aston Martin Chairman Lawrence Stroll.
“Enrico shares my drive to succeed in Formula 1 and will have all the resources available to him to realise his ambitions. Together with Andy Cowell, who will join as Group CEO in October, and our existing leaders, we are building a strong team.”
As Stroll noted, this is the second recent addition to Aston Martin’s management team, after the company announced earlier this month that Cowell would join the company as its next CEO this fall. Cowell served as managing director of Mercedes High Performance Powertrains (Mercedes HPP) in 2013. He was a key member of the team that dominated the sport’s V6 turbo-hybrid era, including Mercedes winning both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championships from 2014 to 2020.
He left Mercedes in 2021.
Of course, Kardier’s departure from Ferrari has sparked speculation that Adrian Newey could eventually move to Maranello. There has been much speculation about where he will next go since the legendary engineer and designer confirmed in May that he would be leaving Red Bull in early 2025. Since that announcement, Newey has been linked with just about every team on the grid, including Aston Martin and Ferrari.
Many of these reports said that Newey and FerrariSuper Consultant” role may be more in line with what the F1 legend is looking for at this point in his career. Could Cardill’s departure create such an opportunity for Newey at Ferrari?
Of course, as mentioned above, Aston Martin also seeks Newey’s services. Reports emerge The team has reportedly made a huge financial offer for the legendary designer, and it remains to be seen whether Cardill’s appointment as chief technical officer will pose a hurdle for Newey, or open the door for Newey to take on a similar “super consultant” role with the British team.
“We may not know for sure until autumn at the earliest,” Newey said ahead of the British Grand Prix. Sky Sports F1 That fall, no, winter, is the deadline in his mind.
Or maybe Jeremy Clarkson was right all along and Newey will head to Williams.
