Ferrari technical director Enrico Cardile absent from Imola due to a motorcycle accident. Enrico Cardile was forced to stay at home due to a motorcycle accident.

He’s the notable absentee from the Made in Italy and Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend. The SF-24 Evolution made its brilliant debut at the Imola circuit, so it was reasonable to expect Enrico Cardile, the chassis technical director, to be present at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit.

The Italian engineer was expected to be among the protagonists of yesterday’s FIA press conference, but he was somewhat surprisingly replaced by Enrico Gualtieri, the head of Ferrari’s engine department. What happened? According to rumors in the paddock, Enrico Cardile was involved in a motorcycle accident.

It seems it’s nothing serious, although the Maranello technician is forced to stay at home because his body bears some signs of the fall. It wasn’t just “bruises,” because Enrico is forced into inactivity just as the Scuderia is putting in maximum effort to close the performance gap with the Red Bull RB20.

This incident involving the engineer from Arezzo brings to mind that of Adrian Newey during the summer break of 2021 when he was on vacation in Croatia and had a bicycle accident. The English car designer had a tough time and recovered after a series of surgeries that kept him out of the sport for a few months.

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Fortunately, Enrico Cardile’s situation is not serious: he reportedly collided with another motorcycle and suffered the consequences. We wish Enrico a speedy recovery, hoping he returns soon to the technical helm of the Scuderia.