All news on the topic: Otmar Szafnauer

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Otmar Szafnauer blasts Alpine as 'they don't understand' how to succeed in F1
Otmar Szafnauer was ousted by Alpine six months ago after a disagreement with the Renault board over how realistic the team's goals for the immediate future were
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Red Bull and Mercedes staff poached as rival F1 team in talks with big name boss
Top F1 teams have been losing staff to the Andretti F1 project with American racing team owner Michael Andretti hoping to soon get the green light to join the grid
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Otmar Szafnauer in talks to join new F1 team six months after brutal Alpine axe
Otmar Szafnauer had been team principal at Alpine for just 18 months before he was axed without warning last July, after a disagreement with the Renault board which runs the team
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Red Bull sign ex-FIA chief and boss sacked with Szafnauer in huge shake-up
In the latest major change at Red Bull's sister F1 team Visa Cash App RB, three new faces have been signed to support new team principal Laurent Mekies and CEO Peter Bayer
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Haas tipped to sign axed F1 team boss after surprise Guenther Steiner exit
Guenther Steiner was relieved of his duties as Haas team principal after a decade in charge of F1's youngest team, while director of engineering Ayao Komatsu was promoted to replace him
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Alpine chief sacked with Szafnauer set for F1 return as new team emerges
Otmar Szafnauer was ousted as Alpine F1 team principal last summer while long-serving sporting director Alan Permane also left the team after 34 years of service
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Alpine declaration about Otmar Szafnauer months on from sacking speaks volumes
Team principal Otmar Szafnauer and long-serving sporting director Alan Permane were ousted by Alpine during the middle of the 2023 season after a disagreement with the Renault board
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Binotto's Alpine move in fresh doubt as interim F1 boss gives recruitment update
Mattia Binotto has been linked with becoming Alpine's next permanent Team Principal after Bruno Famin took on the position on an interim basis following Otmar Szafnauer's departure
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Inside Alpine staff cull as 'promises not kept' and chief labelled 'incapable'
Before the F1 summer break, at the Belgian Grand Prix, team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane were axed – the latest big names to leave in-crisis Alpine in the last two years
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Alpine admit having 'no plan' for Szafnauer axe as likely replacement emerges
Team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane were sacked by Alpine at the Belgian Grand Prix after a disagreement over the F1 team's ambitions
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Otmar Szafnauer speaks out after Alpine axe and explains argument behind F1 exit
Szafnauer spent just 18 months as team principal of the Alpine F1 team before he was axed during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend over disagreements with the Renault board
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Alonso says exactly what he thinks about Verstappen after blasting Szafnauer
Alonso has given his verdict on Red Bull's unstoppable title charger Verstappen, in the same interview in which he directed his wrath at former Alpine chief Szafnauer
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Alpine give update on Otmar Szafnauer replacement as axed boss lines up new role
Bruno Famin has taken interim charge of the Alpine Formula 1 team, following the dismissal of their former team principal Otmar Szafnauer at the Belgian Grand Prix
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Fernando Alonso tells Otmar Szafnauer to 'be quiet' in furious swipe at ex-boss
Alonso drove under Szafnauer at Alpine last season, but announced his intention to leave mid-way through the campaign having grown impatient over the lack of a contract offer
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Sergio Perez pleads for more time for F1 strugglers as surprise exit confirmed
Perez's former boss from his time at Racing Point, Otmar Szafnauer, is out of a job as of this week after becoming the latest in a long line of high-profile figures axed by Alpine
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Otmar Szafnauer blasts 'fake news' as axed Alpine chief lines up new job in F1
The Belgian Grand Prix was Szafnauer's last as team principal of the Alpine team, axed along with long-serving sporting director Alan Permane as the latest high profile exits at Enstone
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Otmar Szafnauer shows true colours in Alpine parting message as new F1 role eyed
Szafnauer was team principal at the Enstone-based team for just 18 months before he was ruthlessly axed at the Belgian Grand Prix, along with sporting director Alan Permane
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Otmar Szafnauer lines up new job after Alpine axe and takes swipe at former team
Szafnauer will leave Alpine after this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, axed by Alpine over a disagreement between the two parties in regard to short-term expectations for the team
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F1 icon Alain Prost launches scathing attack on Alpine after Otmar Szafnauer axe
Prost became F1 world champion in a Renault-powered Williams and has a long-standing affiliation with the French carmaker, but did not hesitate to launch a full-scale attack on its Alpine F1 team
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New Alpine F1 team chief explains performance concern behind Otmar Szafnauer axe
Szafnauer was team principal at Alpine for 18 months, but is out of a job after this weekend's Belgian GP with long-serving sporting director Alan Permane also axed
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Otmar Szafnauer axed as Alpine team principal as Williams poach another top boss
Szafnauer left the Racing Point team as it was rebranded to become Aston Martin to take on the role at Renault-owned Alpine, but is a casualty of the team's boardroom reshuffle
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Canadian GP grid changes as F1 stewards give out four penalties after qualifying
The stewards had several different cases to deal with after Canadian Grand Prix qualifying, with Carlos Sainz the most high-profile driver in trouble after an incident with Pierre Gasly
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F1 star swears in furious rant at rival after 180mph near-miss at Canadian GP
Pierre Gasly failed to get out of Q1 in Canada after having the start of his final flying lap impeded by Carlos Sainz, almost causing a high-speed collision between them
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F1 driver holds crunch talks with team amid threat of never-before-seen race ban
No driver has ever been banned for a Formula 1 race for picking up 12 penalty points on their licence within a year, but Alpine racer Pierre Gasly has come very close
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Mercedes concern as another F1 team keen to follow Aston Martin's example
Aston Martin have come from nowhere to upset the balance of power towards the top of the constructors' championships, and now another team is hatching a similar plot
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