Shock in Haas
News of the separation between Gunter Steiner and Haas It topped the front pages of newspapers specializing in Formula 1 around the world, but it was preceded – only a few hours ago – by those thatFarewell to designer Simone Resta Al Americano team.
The farewell was not officially announced by Haas, but was confirmed by the official Formula 1 website, which made it clear The Italian had a loan deal from Ferrari that expires in 2023 It has not been renewed.
What will Resta do in 2024
Resta was chief designer at Ferrari between 2014 and 2018, moved to Alfa Romeo Sauber in 2019 as head of the technical department and has been collaborating with Haas since 2021, where he served as technical director.
Once the loan expires, Simone Resta returned to Ferrari on January 1, 2024. However, the engineer from Faenza will not join the Formula 1 team, but has been assigned to other fields.
This point was confirmed by Lawrence Pareto Formula1.com: “Our sources say that Resta does not yet have a specific role at the Scuderia“And even better than Fulvio Solms in today's edition of Corriere dello Sport: “The designer has returned to his reliable Ferrari. “He has now been grouped into the GT Bandit and we understand that he has no possibility of reaching the Scuderia.”
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