Enrico Cardile

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Enrico Cardile
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1975-04-05) 5 April 1975 (age 50)
Arezzo, Italy
EducationAerospace engineering
Alma materUniversity of Pisa
OccupationAerodynamicist
Years active2016–present
Sport
SportFormula One
PositionChief Technical Officer
TeamAston Martin

Enrico Cardile (born 5 April 1975) is an Italian aerodynamicist. Since 2025, Cardile has been serving as the Chief Technical Officer of Aston Martin; he previously served in the positions of Head of Aerodynamics, Vehicle Project Manager, Head of Performance Development, Head of Chassis Area, Head Engineer of Chassis Area and finally as Technical Director for Chassis at Scuderia Ferrari and was involved in the design of several Ferrari challengers starting from Ferrari SF70H to Ferrari SF-24 being the final Ferrari challenger he was involved in, although he was also responsible for the technical direction of the Ferrari SF-25 before his resignation.[1]


Career

Cardile obtained a degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Pisa in 2002. He spent a further three years at the university collaborating with Ferrari on an aerodynamic innovation project.[2] In 2005, he joined Ferrari on FIA GT Championship-related projects, overseeing aerodynamics.[3] In 2016, he moved across to the Formula One team, working as Head of Aero Development, and was appointed as vehicle project manager in the following year.[4]

In July 2024, Aston Martin 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.[5] By March 2025, Cardile was still yet to commence work at Aston Martin even though Group CEO and Team Principal Andy Cowell 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.[6] A Court Order was subsequently issued by a court in Modena preventing Cardile from starting work at Aston Martin early, which meant Cardile had to serve a full year of gardening leave until 18 July before he was allowed to commence work at Aston Martin.[7][8][9] Cardile subsequently commenced work as Chief Technical Officer of Aston Martin from 4 August 2025, where he will report to Managing Technical Partner Adrian Newey.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ ""When he arrived, the SF-25 was already defined" - Vasseur defends Ferrari F1 technical director". Autosport. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Enrico Cardile". Ferrari.com. 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Noble, Jonathan (1 September 2016). "Ferrari confirms aero department reshuffle". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ↑ D'Ascoli, Federico (16 April 2020). "Storie di quarantena, l'uomo Ferrari: 'È come un incidente, ripartiremo'". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Edmonson, Laurence (9 July 2024). "Aston Martin hire ex-Ferrari technical chief Enrico Cardile". ESPN. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ↑ https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/03/02/ferrari-holding-enrico-cardile-back-from-f1-rivals-aston-martin-report/
  7. ↑ "Ferrari win case to delay Cardile's start". BBC. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ferrari wins legal battle to prolong Enrico Cardile Aston Martin move". MotorsportWeek. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ferrari wins Cardile legal action to cease early Aston work". The Race. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cardile working for Aston after dispute resolved". BBC. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Aston Martin tech chief finally starts as Ferrari legal issue resolved". The Race. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ex-Ferrari F1 technical chief begins work with Aston Martin". Motorsport Week. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.