Overview
- Luca di Montezemolo was registered as the ninth director of McLaren Group Holdings on June 27 following a Companies House filing.
- His board role is confined to McLaren Automotive; he has no involvement with McLaren Racing’s Formula 1 operations.
- CYVN Holdings, majority-owned by the Abu Dhabi government, formed McLaren Group Holdings after finalizing its acquisition of McLaren Automotive in April.
- Di Montezemolo joined Ferrari as Enzo Ferrari’s assistant in 1973; he became team manager in 1974; he served as chairman of Ferrari and FIAT until 2014.
- McLaren and Ferrari have been Formula 1 rivals for decades and were central to the 2007 'Spygate' scandal.