Ferrari confirms possible return of chief designer to boost its technical staff. Ferrari confirms possible return of chief designer.

Scuderia Ferrari is taking into consideration the possibility of bringing back to Maranello current Alfa Romeo technical director Simone Resta in order to boost its technical staff. The Italian engineer joined Alfa Romeo Racing last year from the Scuderia where he held the position of Head of Vehicle Project Coordination.

In Monaco, Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto confirmed that Simone Resta was under consideration for a return to Maranello:

“As a team, no doubt we are always trying to improve ourselves by looking where maybe we miss strengths,” Binotto told Motorsport.com – “Simone has been in Ferrari in the past. He moved to be Alfa Romeo’s technical director, he’s having a great experience. We are evaluating him to be back at a certain stage. It’s not something we’ve decided. We’ve covered his role currently in Maranello anyway, so it’s not a plug-in situation. It’s true that we are thinking, as we are thinking for other people that may join or may leave. As an organisation it’s always very dynamic, and that’s normal.” – he explained.

Ferrari’s current technical leadership consists of chief aerodynamicist David Sanchez and powertrain head Corrado Iotti, who both report directly to Mattia Binotto although the Swiss is no longer the Italian outfit’s official technical director, a position that was not filled following his promotion to team principal at the end of last year.

“A lot of us moved into new roles recently,” said Mattia Binotto – “In that respect we are quite a young team. It has got advantages no doubt, because it means fresh ideas, maybe some more creativity, it means some dynamic way of thinking and developing. But also we need to assess our organisation, get more experience in the role and make sure that as a team overall we are growing in that respect. Since I move to the team principal we reorganised a bit internally, because I need to be supported, especially on the technical side. It is not any more the same team but it is not really true that I have a double role.” – Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto concluded.