One other new addition
Among the many new faces making their debut at Ferrari lately is former driver Jerome D’Ambrosio, who—like Lewis Hamilton and Loïc Serra—has arrived in Maranello from Mercedes. The Belgian takes on the position of Fred Vasseur’s deputy and can be the brand new head of the Ferrari Driver Academy, this system devoted to nurturing younger skills underneath the Prancing Horse’s wing.
Throughout the press convention organized by Ferrari yesterday, following the SF-25’s first laps on monitor, Jerome D’Ambrosio had the chance to introduce himself to the media and make clear his position throughout the staff. The Belgian supervisor serves as Fred Vasseur’s true right-hand man, relieving the staff principal of sure obligations throughout race weekends.
Complementary roles
“There isn’t a strict definition of what’s going to land on my desk,” the previous Marussia driver defined. “It ranges from pure engineering to efficiency, finance, human sources, and another side a staff principal may cope with. Fred and I actually break up the work this fashion. I believe we perform nicely collectively as a result of we’re very shut—our workplaces are proper throughout from one another. We most likely discuss 20 occasions a day. That’s simply the way it works. And to be trustworthy, there are not any plans to vary this setup as a result of it really works very nicely.” – he identified.
Nevertheless, Jerome D’Ambrosio clarified that he won’t attend all 24 races on the calendar, because the precedence is to maximise effectivity for each particular person. “Proper now, it’s estimated that I’ll attend round 18 races, one thing like that,” the deputy staff principal defined. “So, after all, I will likely be very current on the monitor. However the objective with Fred is to be complementary. I can inform you, for instance, that I gained’t be in China as a result of it will be extremely inefficient. I will likely be on the first race, however we don’t need to go away the manufacturing facility unattended for too lengthy. So, we’ll alternate. There will likely be races the place I keep again to supervise operations on the manufacturing facility. Naturally, the precise variety of races I attend will depend upon the evolution of the 2026 venture, and we’ll alter accordingly.” – Jerome D’Ambrosio concluded.
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