Xavier Marcos Padros Archives - Motorsport

Xavier Marcos Padros served as Charles Leclerc's race engineer with Scuderia Ferrari before joining Cadillac as its new Technical Director.

Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros on his move to Cadillac and the lessons he can take from F1

Karishma Persad3 weeks ago3 weeks ago018 mins

In the fourth part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, talked about his vast motorsport experience and journey to Cadillac. A new challenge with Cadillac Marcos Padros boasts an impressive résumé. After working as a performance engineer with HRT F1 Team and then…

Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros on the leadership styles of Ferrari F1 team principals Binotto and Vasseur

Rachel Stephens4 weeks ago4 weeks ago08 mins

In the third part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed the different leadership styles of Ferrari F1 team principals Mattia Binotto and Fred Vasseur. Working at Ferrari F1 from 2018 to 2024, and as Charles Leclerc’s race engineer, Marcos Padros noted that…

Xavier Marcos Padros with Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc, and he discusses how he expects the Monegasque to fare against Lewis Hamilton.

Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros “curious” to see how Hamilton fares against “high level” Leclerc at Ferrari F1

Rachel Stephens1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

In the second part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed his journey to, with, and from Ferrari, alongside the future of the team, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in red. The journey to Ferrari and Tifosi culture Despite getting his first…

Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros reflects on working with Charles Leclerc at Scuderia Ferrari F1

Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros reflects on working with “special” Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago023 mins

In the first part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed his time as F1 race engineer for Charles Leclerc at Scuderia Ferrari. After an impressive 2018 season with Sauber, Leclerc joined Scuderia Ferrari in 2019, partnering with four-time world champion, Sebastian Vettel….

Charles Leclerc to have a new F1 Race Engineer from Imola as Xavi Marcos moves into a new role

James O'Connor11 months ago11 months ago02 mins

There’s been a big change made by Scuderia Ferrari ahead of next weekend’s race trip to Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Xavier Marcos Padros has left his role as Charles Leclerc’s race engineer. In a statement on Twitter, the Italian team confirmed that “Xavi Marcos will bring his valuable experience gained as…