Simone Resta
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| birth_place = Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
| education = Mechanical engineering master's degree
| alma_mater = University of Bologna
| occupation = Engineer
| years_active = {{F1|1998}}–present
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Simone Resta (born 14 September 1970) is an Italian engineer who currently works as the Deputy Technical Director for Mercedes-AMG F1 Team. He previously worked at Scuderia Ferrari from 2001 to 2018, and from 2019 to 2020, as a senior design engineer, head of the R&D department, deputy chief design director and from 2014 to 2018, as Chief Designer, and later for Haas F1 Team as the technical director from 2021 to 2024.
Career
Resta obtained the master's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Bologna in 1995,{{cite journal|first=Elettra|last=Preosti|url=https://bsj.berkeley.edu/beyond-the-racetrack-the-perfect-formula-for-a-ventilator-interview-with-simone-resta/|title=Interview with Simone Resta|journal=Berkeley Scientific Journal|volume=25|issue=1|pages=20–24|access-date=4 September 2022}} and worked for Minardi in the research and development department since 1998.{{cite web|first=Vito|last=Lamorte|url=http://motori.fanpage.it/ferrari-simone-resta-nuovo-chief-designer/|title=Ferrari, Simone Resta nuovo chief designer|website=motori.fanpage.it|publisher=Motorsport Network|language=it|date=5 December 2014|access-date=12 June 2020}}
In 2001, he moved to Scuderia Ferrari as a senior design engineer. In 2006, he became the head of the research and development department before being promoted to the deputy chief design director in 2012. In 2014, he was appointed by Sergio Marchionne as the team's new chief designer.{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Mitchell|url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/f1/news/diretor-tecnico-da-alfa-romeo-voltara-para-a-ferarri/4496874/|title=Diretor técnico da Alfa Romeo voltará para a Ferrari após um ano|website=motorsport.uol.com.br|publisher=Motorsport Network|language=pt|date=18 July 2019|access-date=12 June 2020}}
On 28 May 2018, Resta left Ferrari to join Alfa Romeo (then known as Sauber), working as the team's technical director.{{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Noble|url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/f1/news/projetista-chefe-resta-deixa-ferrari-e-se-junta-a-sauber-1042678/3104984/|title=Projetista chefe, Resta deixa Ferrari e se junta à Sauber|website=motorsport.uol.com.br|publisher=Motorsport Network|language=pt|date=28 May 2018|access-date=12 June 2020}} However, he returned to Ferrari on 1 August 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.grandepremio.com.br/f1/noticias/diretor-tecnico-deixa-alfa-romeo-e-retorna-a-ferrari-por-foco-em-projeto-para-2021/amp/|title=Diretor-técnico deixa Alfa Romeo e retorna à Ferrari por foco em projeto para 2021|work=Big prize|language=pt|date=11 May 2019|access-date=12 June 2020}}
Resta moved to Haas F1 Team for the 2021 Formula One season, as part of a tightening in the technological relationship between Haas and Ferrari.{{Cite web|title=Haas recruit Ferrari's Head of Chassis Engineering Simone Resta for 2021|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.haas-recruit-ferraris-head-of-chassis-engineering-simone-resta-for-2021.59jQV37YF9OBQVLFZY44bN.html|access-date=4 December 2020|website=Formula1.com|date=4 December 2020}} Following the departure of Guenther Steiner in January 2024, Resta also left the team.
On 20 March, Resta was announced to be joining Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team as a strategic development director. This move reunited him with James Allison, who previously was Resta's technical director in Ferrari.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/68604971|title=Mercedes sign Simone Resta as new strategic development director|date=21 March 2024|access-date=20 March 2024|work=BBC|last=Benson|first=Andrew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320121420/https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/68604971|archive-date=20 March 2024}}
References
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Category:Italian automotive engineers
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