Going after Newey and Cardile could be evidence that Lawrence was done with Fallows back in April. That's the way I'd do it. I'd leave the guy there and start looking for a replacement. It's what he did with Otmar, hired a replacement then started taking responsibility away and Otmar left on his own.KimiRai wrote: ↑15 Nov 2024, 12:20https://www.funoanalisitecnica.com/2024 ... s-via.htmlDan Fallows is paying the price, needless to say. As technical director, he has not convinced the management. At the moment it is still unclear what his position within the 2025 framework will be. There is even talk of a possible farewell, because a subordinate role in the Valkyrie project, moving to the WEC, would not be welcome. Cardile comes to Aston Martin through the front door. The 49-year-old from Arezzo is the new ‘chief technical officer’. Enrico will manage all the supervision regarding the technical development of the car, under the watchful eye of Adrian Newey.
The Stratford-Upon-Avon genius has always had clear ideas and prefers to command an operational pyramid that is not too large. A complex department in its form slows down decisions. For this reason, according to information, Cardile should directly absorb all of Fallows' tasks, making the “operational exercise” of the factory more agile and functional. So many responsibilities for the ex-Ferrarista, which would, however, reduce the working time of the British racing stable and not a little. This is the scheme that Aston Martin will adopt from the next world championship.
https://www.motor.es/formula-1/andy-cow ... 05263.htmlCowell: ‘If you have a little time to think, you realise what's important to you, and to me, is efficiency. What I hated in HPP was the waste of time’
‘I would get annoyed when I saw that something wasn't working efficiently. For example, when responsibilities overlapped. It was even worse when there was a gap and a lack of communication,’ he reiterates.
So it seems Cardile will just take over Fallows' responsibilities. Newey and Cowell seem to both want a simplified pyramid which is a good idea, there were too many cooks and duplicitious roles for sure. Probably a Whitmarsh McLaren legacy...
Transition until everyone ends gardening and gets working in proper roles and hope Honda does well from the start. Fingers crossed.
It's Lawrence that's been doing all the hiring. Whitmarsh didn't seem to have much to do with the day-to-day. He seemed more involved with the the 3 buildings. That work is done so he's being replaced by a racer.
I also don't think Cardile Left being a TD at Ferrari to be TD at AMR. He came to be CTO, so yeah he's responsible for the TD but he's not gonna do the job. He'll find a replacement or adjust the structure where those responsibility go to more than 1 person.