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Grove Racing Recruits Ferrari F1 Veteran Riccardo Corte, Elevates McVean to Head of Performance

The appointments aim to inject top-tier simulation expertise to consolidate gains after the team's Bathurst 1000 triumph.

Overview

  • Riccardo Corte has been named race engineer for Kai Allen’s #26 Penrite Ford Mustang for the 2026 Supercars season.
  • Corte arrives after eleven years at Ferrari, where he worked in simulation and vehicle dynamics and served as Lewis Hamilton’s performance engineer in early 2025.
  • Alistair McVean moves from Allen’s race engineer to a newly created Head of Performance role focused on engineering capability, toolchain development, and vehicle dynamics.
  • Team owner Stephen Grove and CEO Brenton Grove say the moves strengthen the engineering program and support sustained performance gains.
  • The restructuring follows reports that team principal David Cauchi will depart, marking a broader period of personnel change at Grove Racing.