Ferrari confirm the arrival of key Mercedes duo Jerome d’Ambrosio and Loic Serra

Ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Ferrari has introduced the signing of Loic Serra and Jerome d’Ambrosio, each coming from arch rival, Mercedes.

Loic Serra will tackle the position of Head of Chassis Performance Engineering, reporting to Enrico Cardile, overseeing varied areas in Maranello, together with Track Engineering, Aero Development, Aero Operations and Vehicle Performance.

Serra was born in France in 1972 and has a level in mechanical engineering after learning in Aix-en-Provence and Paris. After college, he labored for Michelin and then the BMW-Sauber and Mercedes AMG Formula 1 groups.

For Jerome d’Ambrosio, the group has established a brand new place as the Belgian will be a part of the Scuderia in the position of Deputy Team Principal, reporting on to Fred Vasseur. Furthermore, D’Ambrosio has additionally been appointed Head of the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy, the Maranello marque’s younger driver programme.

D’Ambrosio was born in Belgium in 1985 and was knowledgeable racing driver up till 2020. His outcomes embrace a win in GP2, three in Formula E and he additionally drove in 20 Formula 1 Grands Prix from 2011 to 2012. At Mercedes, he labored alongside Team Principal Toto Wolff and ran the Stuttgart agency’s younger driver programme.

The duo, who’re each at the moment on gardening depart, will begin work for Ferrari on October 1, 2024.