Simone Resta (born 14 September 1970) is an Italian engineer who currently works as the strategic development director for Mercedes-AMG F1 Team.
Resta obtained the master's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Bologna in 1995,[1] and worked for Minardi in the research and development department since 1998.
In 2006, he became the head of the research and development department before being promoted to the deputy chief design director in 2012.
[3] On 28 May 2018, Resta left Ferrari to join Alfa Romeo (then known as Sauber), working as the team's technical director.
On 20 March, Resta was announced to be joining Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team as a strategic development director.