Otmar Szafnauer: “When Force India went into administration, my role was to keep the team together”
Though he’s been in F1
F1 is the pinnacle of open wheel, single seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally.... There's more... a long time, you may not have been overly familiar with Otmar Szafnauer
Otmar Szafnauer is a Romanian-American engineer employed as the team principal of the BWT Alpine F1 Team. There's more... before this year. As COO of Force India, the American played a key role in turning them into one of the best pound for pound teams on the grid
The grid is a reference to the starting order of the race is typically determined by qualifying, however, with the... There's more.... But when driver
OK, so we all know what the driver is, right. I've always liked the description that F1 drivers are like... There's more... Sergio Perez
Sergio (Checo) Perez (No 11) is a Mexican born F1 driver, racing under a Mexican licence and contracted to Red... There's more... pulled the trigger and sent the Silverstone
Home of the British Grand Prix having debuted in 1948. In 2022 there are seven teams and three drivers for... There's more... squad into administration in mid-2018, Szafnauer found himself on a course that ultimately led to him becoming Team Principal
The Team Principal is the boss. Responsible for the entire team from strategic direction, to design and development and fielding... There's more... of a new entity: Racing Point.
On this week’s episode of Beyond The Grid
A podcast for every F1 fan, whether you are an F1Newbie or dedicated follower... Formula 1's fastest stars slow down... There's more..., presented by Bose, Szafnauer talks Tom through his ‘most stressful’ of seasons, discusses the potential impact of fresh fundingF1 is an expensive sport with significant costs for developing and building the car, drivers, engineers, replacement parts, development throughout... There's more... into the team, his hopes for 2019, and his fascinating background in the sport…
