16/12/2014
NEWS STORY
James Allison is appointed Technical director at Ferrari as Pat Fry and Nikolas Tombazis leave.
Within days of his arrival Maurizio Arrivabene, Managing Director of Ferrari's Gestione Sportiva and Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari, has restructured his team.
James Allison is the Technical Director with two Italian engineers, both Ferrari home grown talent, Chief Designer Simone Resta and Power Unit Director Mattia Binotto, reporting to him. The latter will be supported by Chief Designer Power Unit Lorenzo Sassi, among others.
Furthermore Allison, who is on his second stint with the Italian team having been Aerodynamicist for Track Operations between 2000 and 2005, will direct track engineering activities ad interim. Therefore he will be responsible for all technical aspects of delivering Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel, as well as newly appointed test and third driver Esteban Gutiérrez, with the most competitive car possible.
Furthermore, the Scuderia's Formula 1 activities will be managed by Massimo Rivola, while GT and Corse Clienti racing will be managed by Antonio Coletta.
The Ferrari Driver Academy will still be managed by Luca Baldisserri, reporting directly to Maurizio Arrivabene. In addition, Arrivabene will manage the newly founded Commercial Department of the Scuderia ad interim.
Renato Bisignani, who until now was the head of Scuderia Ferrari's Press Office, will join the new department as Marketing Manager and Acquisition.
The press office of the Scuderia will be run by Alberto Antonini, a seasoned Formula 1 journalist and contributor to newspapers and magazines as well as TV commentator for RAI and Sky Italia. Antonini will also oversee the newly created Scuderia Ferrari digital team.
Tombazis, who was on his second stint at Maranello having joined from Benetton in early 1997 and left for McLaren in 2004, and Fry, who joined Ferrari from McLaren in 2011 are both leaving the Scuderia.