Enrico Cardile (born 5 April 1975) is an Italian

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who is set to commence work as Chief Technical Officer for

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in the 2025 Season in July. He was previously serving at

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, where he was responsible of the Aerodynamics Department and served as the vehicle project manager.

Career

Cardile obtained a degree in

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at the

University of Pisa The University of Pisa (, UniPi) is a public university, public research university in Pisa, Italy. Founded in 1343, it is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Together with Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and Sant'Anna School of Advanced S ...

in 2002. He spent a further three years at the university collaborating with

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on an aerodynamic innovation project. In 2005, he joined Ferrari on

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-related projects, overseeing aerodynamics. In 2016, he moved across to the

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team, working as Head of Aero Development, and was appointed as vehicle project manager in the following year. In July 2024,

announced that Cardile had been recruited as the new Chief Technical Officer, which was last occupied by Andrew Green in 2021, and that he would begin work at Aston Martin in the 2025 Formula 1 Season. By March 2025, Cardile was still yet to commence work at Aston Martin even though Group CEO and Team Principal

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claimed that Cardile would join the team in 2025. Subsequently, it emerged that Ferrari were reportedly holding Cardile back with the team requesting for Cardile's gardening leave to be a full year, meaning that Cardile would not be able to start at Aston Martin until July 17. A Court Order was subsequently issued by a court in

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preventing Cardile from starting work at Aston Martin early, which meant Cardile is now serving a full year of gardening leave until 18 July before he is able to commence work at Aston Martin.https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/ferrari-wins-legal-action-stops-enrico-cardile-working-early-for-aston-martin/

References

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