Mercedes AMG Formula 1 team’s director of engineering, Aldo Costa has signed a new contract to remain a key member of the design team of the German team.
Costa accepted to will stay at Mercedes AMG for an additional five years.
The Italian began to work in Formula 1 in 1988 with Minardi.
He moved to Ferrari in 1996 and designed Michael Schumacher’s championship-winning cars. He was fired from the Scuderia in May 2011.
A few months later, he took the job of director of engineering at Mercedes and worked alongside another former Ferrari man, Ross Brawn.
Costa accepted to will stay at Mercedes AMG for an additional five years.
The Italian began to work in Formula 1 in 1988 with Minardi.
He moved to Ferrari in 1996 and designed Michael Schumacher’s championship-winning cars. He was fired from the Scuderia in May 2011.
A few months later, he took the job of director of engineering at Mercedes and worked alongside another former Ferrari man, Ross Brawn.