Simone Resta: F1 car designer who swapped Ferrari for Mercedes

F1: Beyond The Grid

karenellenbevan

Leisure, Sports, Technology, Automotive

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🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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When he left Ferrari to join Mercedes, Simone Resta took decades of experience with him. In Italy, he worked with Michael Schumacher, and designed race-winning cars for Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Charles Leclerc. Now, his task is giving George Russell and Kimi Antonelli the best Mercedes he can.

As Deputy Technical Director Simone is focusing on the 2025 season, but he tells Tom Clarkson he is also thinking about the opportunity of 2026, when the rules on car design and power units will change.

Simone talks about starting his career in the late 1990s with Minardi, a small team which struggled for results, his move to Ferrari, what engineers really want to hear from their drivers, and why he decided to leave his native Italy and ‘go for it’ with Mercedes

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1:12.1	digital life safer. When F1 drivers change teams, they take all of their experience with them.
1:20.7	It's the same for engineers, and Simone Restor has a lot of experience. From his start with the former Minardi team to many years at Ferrari,
1:31.3	Simone has worked with or designed cars for some of the greatest drivers in F1 history,
1:37.3	like Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonzo, Kimmy Reikinen and Sebastian Vettel. And while the car is
1:43.6	crucial, he knows great drivers can make a difference.
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