Long-serving Haas race engineer Gary Gannon has joined the Aston Martin Formula 1 squad, according to a report.
Gannon, Nico Hulkenberg’s former race engineer, has joined Aston Martin in an as-yet-unspecified engineering role, as revealed by Autosport.
Prior to working with Hulkenberg at Haas, Gannon served as Mick Schumacher’s race engineer and before him worked with Romain Grosjean.
Grosjean and Gannon both embarked on the Haas project ahead of the team’s F1 debut at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix.
Before working with Haas, Gannon spent three seasons with the Marussia F1 outfit from 2011 to 2013.
His experience includes a decade as a Honda development engineer in the old CART and ALMS (American Le Mans Series) in the United States.
That experience will serve him well as Honda makes its switch from Red Bull to become the Aston Martin works engine provider in 2026.
As it stands, it is unknown whether Gannon will serve Lance Stroll or Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin garage.
Stroll has worked with race engineer Ben Michell since 2021, meanwhile, Fernando Alonso succeeded Sebastian Vettel in working with Chris Cronin upon joining Aston Martin in 2023.
Aston Martin has made changes to its trackside operations
Gannon’s arrival comes on the heels of organisational changes at Aston Martin.
Andy Cowell, who joined the team as CEO of Aston Martin, succeeding Martin Whitmarsh, has enacted change after assessing the operation since his October arrival.
That has seen two distinct car development squads created, one trackside and another back at the Silverstone base.
Cowell has taken on the duties of Team Principal, with Mike Krack given the role of Chief Trackside Officer.
Krack will report to Cowell as head of Aston’s trackside development.
Enrico Cardile, Aston Martin’s new Chief Technical Officer will lead the Silverstone-based efforts.
Meanwhile, former Performance Director Tom McCullough has been given a new role in the Aston Martin group, charged with leading the marque’s efforts in other motorsport disciplines.
Aston Martin operates heavily in sportswear racing, having operated a successful GT programme in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA for several years.
In 2025, Aston Martin will debut its Valkyrie Hypercar in FIA WEC and IMSA.
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