Ferrari win a court case that blocks their former technical director Enrico Cardile from starting work at Aston Martin until July.

An Italian judge has ruled in favour of Ferrari regarding Enrico Cardile 's start date at Aston Martin. As a result, the former technical head of the Italian F1 team will definitely not be allowed to start at Silverstone before 18th July when his gardening leave ends.

Cardile left his Head of Aero Development role at Maranello last season to join Aston Martin but as per standard procedure, the Italian team inserted a period of gardening leave i

Vasseur said Hamilton was the “perfect fit” for Ferrari right now, while Leclerc thought the Briton was joining at the ideal point as the team’s mentality is now stronger than ever, in part thanks to Vasseur’s leadership. No longer in a rebuild, the championship is a realistic goal for Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton has revealed his immediate reaction to Fred Vasseur calling him about joining Ferrari – as anticipation builds towards his race debut with the team next week. The seven-time F1 world champion shocked the sporting world last year when he announced he would be leaving Mercedes – after 12 years and six world championships – at the end of the 2024 season.