Stefano Domenicali is the new CEO of Formula One

Formulation A person will need not anxiety any Ferrari favoritism when the Italian team’s former manager Stefano Domenicali replaces Chase Carey as main executive in January, Purple Bull principal Christian Horner explained on Friday.

He was talking prior to Formulation One’s homeowners Liberty Media formally declared the Italian will take about from Carey in January up coming 12 months.

The Italian will also be F1 president with Carey, who led the revamping of the activity pursuing the 2017 ouster of former supremo Bernie Ecclestone, moving to the place of non-executive chairman.

Talking to reporters at the Russian Grand Prix prior to the announcement, Horner explained Domenicali’s appointment would be good for the activity.

“Having competed in opposition to him when he was workforce principal of Ferrari he experienced a great deal of integrity, he was a racer, a competitor, he understands the enterprise,” explained Horner, now the sport’s longest-serving workforce manager.

Domenicali is chairman and main executive of Italian sportscar maker Lamborghini and also heads the governing FIA’s one-seater commission. He ran Ferrari from 2008-14.

His appointment puts Formulation One’s three best work in the hands of ex-Ferrari bosses. Jean Todt, whose term expires up coming 12 months, is FIA president although former technical director Ross Brawn is F1’s taking care of director for motorsport.

“You glimpse at the make-up of the best close of the activity with Jean Todt, Ross Brawn and Stefano and it appears like a mid-nineties or early 2000 Formulation A person set up,” explained Horner.

“But I really don’t believe you can find any distinct bias or enjoy in direction of Ferrari from any of all those individuals. I’m confident Stefano… will be scrupulous in his impartiality.”

Rival admirers have extensive sensed a bias in direction of the oldest, most glamorous and profitable workforce — cynically referring to the FIA in periods long gone by as Ferrari Worldwide Assistance.

“I believe we’ll be in risk-free hands with Stefano at the helm,” explained Mercedes technical head James Allison, also an ex-Ferrari staff.

Renault’s Cyril Abiteboul explained the Italian, whose existing Volkswagen Group-owned employer is not in Formulation A person, realized what was essential to assistance suppliers.

“He also is familiar with in all probability why they are not in Formulation A person,” included the Frenchman. “I guess he is got an exciting standpoint to supply in relation to that.”

McLaren principal Andreas Seidl identified as the Italian “a good preference.” The workforce explained Domenicali was “the suitable human being to lead the activity into its new period.”