• BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com
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    1 year 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?

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      1 year ago

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

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      1 year 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

      • BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com
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        1 year 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.one
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        1 year ago

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