Inside Ferrari: the reasons behind Enrico Racca’s departure from the Scuderia. Enrico Racca unexpectedly leaves Ferrari after tensions over future organizational plans.

Enrico Racca, the Italian manager and head of Supply Chain and Manufacturing at Ferrari, has unexpectedly left the Scuderia. The Turin native was personally chosen by Sergio Marchionne, who brought him to Maranello after his growth within FIAT. Racca reported directly to Fred Vasseur but clashed over the future organizational direction of the company.

For most fans, Enrico Racca was not a well-known name. He led a critical and strategic department within Ferrari’s racing team but remained largely behind the scenes.

Brought to Maranello by Sergio Marchionne, who handpicked him among managers he had seen develop at FIAT, Enrico Racca initiated cost-cutting measures within the Sporting Management well before the FIA introduced the budget cap.

Operationally, Enrico Racca reported to team principal Fred Vasseur, but tensions grew in recent months. A reorganization effort was underway to integrate the supply chain and manufacturing functions not only within the Formula 1 team but also to extend to other Ferrari sports divisions such as the Endurance program in the WEC and the new sailing project with Giovanni Soldini’s Hypersail.

The key question was whether to integrate these systems as a unified company or to preserve the full autonomy of the F1 department, allowing it to function independently to meet the Scuderia’s development needs.

There is no simple answer as this looks to a longer-term future, but for now, the only visible change has been the removal of the GeS acronym from the Mechanical and Composites departments. While Ferrari awaits the arrival of a new head of supply chain and manufacturing processes, the general feeling is that things remain largely unchanged. Sources close to the team suggest that the break with Enrico Racca was mainly due to personal clashes.