Domenicali studied business administration at
University of Bologna, graduating in 1991. Upon graduation he joined Ferrari where he worked in the finance department. Between 1992 and 1994, he was race director at
Mugello and was involved in
DTM and other racing series. In 1995 he was appointed head of personnel in Ferrari's sporting department and was involved with sponsorship liaison, before being promoted to Team Manager in December 1996. He remained there until January 2001. After a brief stint as Logistics Manager, In October 2014, Domenicali was hired by
Audi. He was also appointed as head of the
FIA's Single-Seater Commission. On 15 March 2016 he was appointed CEO at Automobili
Lamborghini S.p.A. He was replaced by
Stephan Winkelmann on 1 December 2020. In September 2020, it was announced that Domenicali would replace
Chase Carey as CEO of
Formula One Group from the 2021 season. Domenicali has also defended F1 using Qatar and Saudi Arabia for F1 races, after he was criticised. There has been widespread criticism over the use of slave labour in Persian Gulf countries. ==References==