Laurent Mekies, Ferrari’s former sporting director, started working as head of AlphaTauri at the beginning of this year after completing his mandatory sabbatical leave, replacing Franz Tost in this position. It is expected that this appointment will give new impetus to the Faenza team, especially as the technical cooperation with Red Bull Racing will become more active from 2024.
In the spring it was announced that Mekis would lead AlphaTauri, and this is of course a new challenge for him. On the other hand, we can say that he returns to a well-known team, because he already worked in this team from 2001 to 2014, when it was first called Minardi, and since the end of 2005, when it was acquired by Red Bull. became known as Toro Rosso.
A new chapter begins in the career of the French engineer, and he dedicated a short comment to this and shared it on his page of the Linkedin company portal.
Laurent Mekies: “Now that the Maranello chapter of my career is over, it is time to thank everyone at Ferrari for five unforgettable years. Together we were happy with our successes, overcome difficulties, fought every day and gave everything for the cause.
I have incredibly warm memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life. I would like to thank all the great people who work at the Scuderia, all the Ferrari fans, for everything we have experienced together and for your passionate and unconditional support.
But now a new adventure begins, and it is with a great sense of gratitude that I move from one very special racing family to another. We have an exciting journey ahead as we write a new chapter together and I look forward to working with the talented people at our bases in Faenza and Bicester.”
Source: F1 News
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