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Grove Racing Hires Ferrari Veteran Riccardo Corte as Kai Allen’s 2026 Race Engineer

The hire brings F1-grade simulation expertise to accelerate the team’s performance program.

Overview

  • Corte will engineer Allen’s #26 Penrite Ford Mustang for the 2026 Supercars season.
  • Corte spent 11 years at Ferrari and served as Lewis Hamilton’s performance engineer during the first half of 2025.
  • Alistair McVean, previously Allen’s race engineer, is promoted to the newly created Head of Performance role focused on engineering capability, toolchain development and vehicle dynamics.
  • The moves follow the recent departure of team principal David Cauchi, marking further restructuring at Grove Racing.
  • Team owner Stephen Grove credited CEO Brenton Grove and F1 contacts with securing Corte, as the Bathurst 1000-winning squad targets continued gains.