From Adrian Newey to Loic Serra, including Mattia Binotto: summary of 2024 F1 engineer transfer market

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The 2024 Formula 1 season is one of the most intense regarding the market, both on the driver and technical fronts. Among the latest news is Adrian Newey’s departure from Red Bull to join Aston Martin, where former Ferrari technical director Enrico Cardile also lands. Replacing him at Maranello is Loic Serra from Mercedes, while former Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto becomes the new head of Audi's Formula 1 program. The Italian will interact with Jonathan Wheatley, who leaves his role as Sporting Director at Red Bull. These are just some of the changes between teams, most of which happen behind the scenes without official announcements. Below is a summary of the key departures and arrivals of engineers and managers for each team from January until now.

RED BULL
Departures
Adrian Newey (Chief Technical Officer): to Aston Martin
Jonathan Wheatley (Sporting Director): to Sauber – Audi
Will Courtenay (Head of Strategy): to McLaren
Vin Dhanani (Head of Vehicle Performance): to Alpine
Steve Winstalney (Chief Designer (Composites and Structures)): to Williams
Michael Broadhurst (Aerodynamicist): to Alpine
Lee Stevenson (Chief Mechanic): to Sauber – Audi

McLAREN
Departures
David Sanchez (Technical Director for Concept and Vehicle Performance): to Alpine

Arrivals
Will Courtenay (Red Bull): Sporting Director

FERRARI
Departures
Enrico Cardile (Technical Director): to Aston Martin
Xavi Marcos (Race Engineer, Leclerc): internal reassignment within the company
Jacopo Fantoni (Head of Simulation): to Alpine
Enrico Sampò (Simulator Director): ?
Fabrice Moncade (Head of Analytical Performance): to Williams

Arrivals
Loic Serra (Mercedes): Technical Director
Jerome D'Ambrosio (Mercedes): Deputy Team Principal and Head of Ferrari Driver Academy

MERCEDES
Departures
Loic Serra (Head of Vehicle Performance): to Ferrari
Jerome D'Ambrosio (Deputy Team Principal): to Ferrari
Gioacchino Vino (Head of Aerodynamics): ?

Arrivals
Simone Resta (Haas): Director of Strategic Development

ASTON MARTIN
Departures
Martin Whitmarsh (Group CEO): ?

Arrivals
Adrian Newey (Red Bull): Managing Technical Partner
Enrico Cardile (Ferrari): Chief Technical Officer
Andy Cowell (Mercedes, 2020): Group CEO
Bob Bell (Alpine): Executive Technical Director

RACING BULLS
Departures
Franz Tost (Team Principal): ?

Arrivals
Laurent Mekies (Ferrari): Team Principal

HAAS
Departures
Guenther Steiner (Team Principal): ?
Simone Resta (Technical Director): to Mercedes
Juan Molina (Aerodynamicist): to Williams

WILLIAMS
Arrivals
Matt Harman (Alpine): Chief Design Director
Fabrice Moncade (Ferrari): Head of Computational Sciences
Juan Molina (Haas): Head of Aerodynamics
Steve Winstalney (Red Bull): Chief Engineer, Composites and Structures
Richard Frith (Alpine): Head of Performance Systems
Sorin Cheran (Hewlett Packard Enterprise): Chief Information and Analytics Officer

ALPINE
Departures
Bruno Famin (Team Principal): reassigned, Head of Renault Sport Programs
Matt Harman (Technical Director): to Williams
Dirk De Beer (Head of Aerodynamics): ?
Bob Bell (Consultant): to Aston Martin
Richard Frith (Head of Vehicle Performance): to Williams
NOTE: Power unit development program suspended, possible exodus of engine specialists

Arrivals
Oliver Oakes (Hitech): Team Principal
Flavio Briatore: Executive Consultant
David Sanchez (McLaren): Executive Technical Director
Michael Broadhurst (Red Bull): Head of Aerodynamics
Vin Dhanani (Red Bull): Head of Vehicle Performance
Jacopo Fantoni (Ferrari): Deputy Chief Engineer

SAUBER-AUDI
Departures
Andreas Seidl (Head of Audi Formula 1 Program): ?
Oliver Hoffmann (General Representative of Audi F1 Program): ?
Ruth Buscombe (Head of Strategy): television commentator

Arrivals
Mattia Binotto (Ferrari, 2022): Head of Audi Formula 1 Program
Jonathan Wheatley (Red Bull): Team Principal
Stefano Sordo (McLaren, 2022): Performance Director
Stefan Strähnz (Mercedes): Program Director
Lee Stevenson (Red Bull): Chief Mechanic

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