Fabio Montecchi
{{short description|Italian engineer}}
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Fabio Montecchi is an Italian Formula One engineer. He is currently the Chief Project Engineer at the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team.{{cite web|title=Ferrari complete latest technical reshuffle ahead of 2021 F1 season|date=25 February 2021 |url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/950986/1/ferrari-complete-latest-technical-reshuffle-ahead-2021-f1-season|publisher=crash.net}}
Career
After studying mechanical engineering at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Montecchi started his career in motorsport as a simulation engineer in the design office for Scuderia Ferrari.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabio-montecchi-752a9728/?originalSubdomain=it|title=Fabio Montecchi|publisher=Linkedin}} In 2007 he progressed to leading the simulation department winning two constructors' and one drivers' title with the Italian outfit. He progressed onto to becoming Deputy Chief Designer alongside Simone Resta being responsible for the Ferrari F14 T.{{cite web|title=F1: RORY BYRNE TO HELP FERRARI WITH THE 2014 CAR|url=https://www.auto123.com/en/news/f1-rory-byrne-to-help-ferrari-with-the-2014-car/36909/|publisher=auto123}} From 2015 to 2018 he was the deputy chief designer being jointly responsible for cars that regularly challenged for race wins and podiums.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/ferrari-won-t-replace-f1-design-chief-directly_sto6779002/story.shtml|title=FERRARI WON'T REPLACE F1 DESIGN CHIEF DIRECTLY|publisher=eurosport}} In 2019 Montecchi became vehicle project manager before being promoted to chief project engineer in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.ferrari-complete-technical-reorganisation-ahead-of-2021-season.4av3qKSQJbQovMwGn69cmK.html|title=Ferrari complete technical reorganisation ahead of 2021 season|publisher=F1.com}}
References
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Category:Formula One designers
Category:Italian automotive engineers