• BlackEcoAEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    I’m surprised they let go of Mekies so soon, he was supposed to join AlphaTauri only at the end of the year, right?

    • Mateoto@lemmy.world
      7·
      11 months ago

      Ferrari is probably entering a change phase, and some changes are too crucial to be shared with parting staff.

    • Trippin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      He’s probably not allowed to take part in any technical meetings anymore. Missing out on those severly handicap your ability to do your job as racing director . Better to just cut your loss at that point

      • BlackEcoAEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        I think you’re right and the F1TV crew agrees with you (I watched the Weekend Warmup right after my comment and they mentioned Mekies’s early departure)

      • Ecksell@lemmy.oneEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        This is called “gardening leave” right? They basically demoted and simultaneously fired him, without firing him due to legal restrictions.