It’s expected that Ferrari will confirm the appointment of Bob Bell as it looks to bolster its technical team in the hope of returning to the front of the grid in 2015. Bell, who currently works for Mercedes on “non-F1 projects” after resigning as technical director in December last year, would be a good fit for the Italian team as not only has he worked with Fernando Alonso and James Allison in the past, but he is also aware of the inner-workings at the Silver Arrows.
Journalist Adam Cooper suggests Bell might sit directly under team principal Marco Mattiacci and work with Allison on developing the ’15 car. However some believe Bell might even take over from Mattiacci in the not too distant future. Mattiacci has only been in the role of team principal since April, but many saw the move as an initiation, to learn the ways of Ferrari before eventually taking over Luca di Montezemolo’s role as chairman of the company.