Enrico Cardile Joins Aston Martin as Technical Director
Aston Martin has officially confirmed the incorporation of Enrico Cardile as Technical Director of its Formula 1 team. The Italian engineer, coming from Ferrari, is already working in his new position. Cardile, who left his position at Ferrari in mid-2024, had agreed to join Aston Martin. However, both teams maintained a dispute over Cardile’s start date at his new team. The arrival of Cardile is part of Aston Martin’s strategy, driven by owner Lawrence Stroll, to compete for the championship from 2026. The team has also added figures such as Adrian Newey and Andy Cowell. At the beginning of this year, Ferrari obtained a court order preventing Cardile from collaborating with Aston Martin until the end of his “gardening leave” period. The Italian team argued that Cardile could not start working with Aston Martin until July 18th.The Italian team stated that the court determined that “our former employee was already violating the non-compete agreement with Ferrari, whose purpose was precisely to prevent other F1 teams from gaining an unjustified competitive advantage by hiring Cardile before allowed, causing irreparable damage to Ferrari”.
Ferrari Statement
