Former Ferrari engine chief joins FIA
Gilles Simon, the former Engine Chief of the Scuderia Ferrari, will join the FIA in order to investigate new energies and more environmentally friendly technology for the pinnacle of motorsport and other series. Simon, who left Ferrari in October, will team-up once more with Jean Todt, the new President of the governing body.
Todt said in an interview with the French newspaper 'Le Figaro': "We must adapt to our time and review fundamentally motorsport, even create new disciplines.
"After giving up on KERS, we will accomplish nothing innovative next year. I'm sorry about that. I have therefore decided to create a working group...Gilles Simon, former boss at Ferrari engines, will join the FIA in this context."
