Among the questions received by Italian journalist Roberto Chinchero during his Twitch livestream on Monday, June 5, right after the Spanish GP, there was one regarding the alleged personnel exchange between Red Bull and Ferrari. According to some rumors, considering that the parties involved deny everything each time, Frederic Vasseur would want to sign some staff members from Milton Keynes, which, however, Christian Horner does not want to let go.
For this reason, Laurent Mekies, the future team principal of Alphatauri, is still at the Ferrari pit wall, as he is the ‘central pawn in this chessboard’.
In response, the journalist revealed some rumors and hearsay that he heard in the paddock: “According to what I’ve been told, there are some Red Bull technicians who are coming to Maranello. Maybe they are not senior figures, but they are moving. It is still a tug-of-war that takes its time, because Laurent Mekies is still there.” – the motorsport journalist added.
Furthermore, an interesting question was raised by a user who asked: why would someone want to move from Red Bull, a winning team, to Ferrari at this moment? This intrigued Roberto Chinchero, who stated: “This is the best time to change teams because if Ferrari can recognize that whoever arrives will have a better position and higher remuneration, you start from a context where you can only improve. And if you do so, you become someone who has revived the team. The legend of Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn is that they won with Benetton, went to a poorly performing Ferrari, and resurrected the team, and now they are heroes.” – he pointed out.
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“On the contrary, if you move to a winning team, you risk making a mess. For example, Mike Elliot took over as technical director at Mercedes after they had won seven consecutive years thanks to James Allison. He could only do worse, and he did. If you come to Ferrari now and manage to do well, it is a significant professional challenge. In any case, if someone moves, it’s because they have confidence in the structure, they must get along with the boss and believe in the program,” Roberto Chinchero emphasized.
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