Ferrari has turned to an Italian courtroom to cease its ex-technical director Enrico Cardile from becoming a member of Aston Martin prematurely.
Ferrari has turned to an Italian courtroom to cease its ex-technical director Enrico Cardile from becoming a member of Aston Martin prematurely.
Cardile, a 20-year Maranello veteran, departed final July and has been on ‘gardening depart.’
His anticipated begin this month—aligning with Adrian Newey‘s March 3 arrival at Silverstone—aimed to kick off Aston Martin’s 2026 venture. Nonetheless, Ferrari has upended the rumoured early-release deal.
“On the request of Ferrari, the Modena Tribunal has ordered its former technical director to right away stop all types of collaboration with Aston Martin till July 18,” La Repubblica newspaper studies.
The courtroom discovered Cardile and Aston Martin “violated the non-compete dedication,” breaching his gardening depart phrases.
A authorized official informed La Repubblica: “The previous worker was violating the non-compete dedication undertaken in favour of Ferrari, the aim of which was exactly to forestall different groups from gaining an unjustified aggressive benefit, inflicting Ferrari irreparable harm.”
Earlier Italian protection famous Aston Martin proprietor Lawrence Stroll is “livid” over the setback, disrupting plans for Cardile and Newey to collaborate on the 2026 automobile.
