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Former Ferrari chief Luca Di Montezemolo has made the switch to McLaren.
Luca Di Montezemolo, a former Ferrari F1 boss, has recently been appointed as a director of the McLaren Group Holdings Limited, which oversees McLaren Automotive business and has a minority stake in the F1 team.
According to a Companies House filing in the UK, Di Montezemolo is now the ninth director of McLaren Group Holdings Ltd.
With a long history at Ferrari, Di Montezemolo played a crucial role in returning the F1 team to success, forming a successful team with key figures like Jean Todt, Rory Byrne, and Ross Brawn, and signing Michael Schumacher, who went on to win five consecutive world titles with Ferrari.
Di Montezemolo left Ferrari after a 23-year tenure following the 2014 season, and now joins McLaren as they are experiencing a period of success and dominance in the F1 world.
Currently leading in both championships, McLaren’s success includes securing the constructors’ world championship for the first time in 26 years in 2024, and they hold a substantial lead over Mercedes in the current season.
