Loic Serra to Lead Ferrari's Chassis Department

French engineer Loic Serra will assume the role of Ferrari's chassis technical director in October. Serra takes over from Enrico Cardile, who stepped down in July and is set to join Aston Martin next year. Currently at Mercedes, Serra will now report directly to Ferrari's team principal, Frederic Vasseur.

French engineer Loic Serra is set to become Ferrari's chassis technical director starting this October, the Formula One team announced on Thursday.

Serra will succeed Enrico Cardile, who left the position in July, and will transition to Aston Martin as their chief technical officer next year. Until now, Ferrari's team principal Frederic Vasseur has temporarily overseen the chassis department.

Serra, who currently serves as the performance director at Mercedes, was initially expected to report to Cardile but will now report directly to Vasseur, Ferrari said in a statement.

(With inputs from agencies.)