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Otmar Szafnauer on leading Alpine

Otmar Szafnauer on leading Alpine

F1 Beyond The Grid vor 3 Jahren

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From rural Romania to F1 Team Principal, Otmar Szafnauer’s story
is as inspiring as it is unlikely. Life as Alpine boss - coping
with pressure from boards of directors, dealing with drivers and
leading a team of 950 people - was a world away from his early
childhood in a house with no running water, in a village with
only two cars.

In a conversation with Tom Clarkson recorded before Otmar left
the team, he talks about what those early years taught him, the
highs and lows of his decades in Formula 1, his views on the
leadership of Alpine, the relationship between Pierre Gasly and
Esteban Ocon, the 2023 success of Alpine’s former drivers and the
challenge of turning the team into regular race winners.