David Sanchez is set to leave Ferrari. According to Motorsport Italy, the Scuderia’s Head of Vehicle Concept has resigned after more than ten years spent in Maranello, having joined the Italian side in October 2012.
He replaced Dirk de Beer four years later, before moving on to lead the entire aerodynamics department in 2019. In 2021 David Sanchez was promoted to Chief Engineer, a position that allowed him to lead the design and development of last year’s F1-75 and the current SF-23.
David Sanchez’s departure is destined to have a considerable impact on the Ferrari season, especially on the development program of the SF-23. A possible replacement, at least in the short term, will have to be found from within the Ferrari Racing Division, due to the long periods of gardening to which the senior figures in the sector who work in other teams are bound.
Even David Sanchez himself will have to respect a long period of gardening. According to rumors collected by Motorsport Italy, the future of the French engineer should be in an English team.
Therefore, it doesn’t seem like a decision made in the aftermath of the disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix, but a choice that has been made by the French engineer for some time. David Sanchez was one of the reference figures of the Mattia Binotto era, and previously one of the key figures of the 2017 Ferrari Fi car, when in support of Simone Resta he designed the SF70H.
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