The bomb has been dropped. If major changes were expected at Ferrari, as President Elkann had also announced, let's say that it seems that words have gone into deeds.
Mekies says goodbye to Ferrari
Based on what the newspaper says racingnews365, the "racing director" Laurent Mekies will greet the Ferrari. The timing is not yet known: will it be during this season? At the end of 2023? Difficult to give an answer right now but, one thing seems to be certain. Mekies will leave Maranello to stay in Italy, destination Faenza, the house of the AlphaTauri.
The return to AlphaTauri
This is a real return for the Frenchman, considering that he had begun the important part of his F1 career in Minardi, which later became Toro Rosso (2005) to transform into the current AlphaTauri. in Faenza, Mekies will also find the current team principal Tost, a great point of reference for the team considering his stay since 2006. However, Tost himself has stated that he wants to Howdy Formula 1 in the coming years. Precisely for this reason, we cannot exclude the possibility that, in the new role with the Faenza team, Mekies may subsequently take control of the stable.
You change to try to win
For Ferrari, after the farewell of Sanchez, it is another important departure (at least for the role covered). It was no mystery that Mekies wanted to leave the team, after the many rumors that had already arisen from the resignation of the Head of Veichle Concept Sanchez (later passed into McLaren). Vasseur's arrival is bringing many changes to Ferrari. He choices that hopefully can finally come to a title which has been missing for far too many years in Maranello.
