Andrea Stella

Andrea Stella was born on 22 February 1971 in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. In 1997, Stella graduated from Sapienza University of Rome with a degree in aerospace engineering. He completed a doctorate in mechanical engineering with an experimental study on fluid dynamics of flames in 2000. == Formula One career ==

Ferrari (2000–2014) Stella began his career at Ferrari in 2000 as performance engineer for the test team, before becoming performance engineer for Michael Schumacher (2002–2006) and then Kimi Räikkönen (2007–2008). He moved to become race engineer for Räikkönen (2009) and Fernando Alonso (2010–2014). McLaren (2015–present) Stella joined McLaren in 2015 as head of race operations, moving to Performance Director in 2018 and racing director in 2019. In the latter role, he formed a triumvirate with James Key as technical director and Piers Thynne as production director, all under team principal Andreas Seidl. On 13 December 2022, it was announced that Stella would replace Seidl as team principal of McLaren, ahead of the 2023 season. In the 2024 season, Stella led the team to its first World Constructor's Championship win since 1998. == Personal life ==

Stella is married to Michela Di Eugenio, with whom he has two children: Edoardo and Federico. == References ==