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- In the Formula 1 rumor mill, Aston Martin team boss Otmar Szafnauer leaves the team and changes to the Alpine team.
- Szafnauer said he had no idea where such a rumor, which appears to have been reported in French media, originated.
- Szafnauer, who grew up in Detroit and attended college, has been on the Aston Martin team for 12 years.
Aston Martin Formula 1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer says the current rumors linking him to a move to Alpine are simply new to him.
“I also read these rumors a few days ago and was just as surprised as everyone else,” said Szafnaur. “But I just want to say that it is always humiliating and flattering when people say, ‘Oh, when Alpine is reorganizing …”
“I think Laurent Rossi (Alpine Racing CEO) said that in Mexico and for the media speculating that I might be wanted there, it’s always nice to be wanted.”
Szafnauer also said he was not sure where such a rumor originated.
“The first thing I saw was (French media) AutoHebdo, and as I’m not French I don’t know who they are, but I think it was translated into English by my colleagues in the press office.”
Team principal and CEO Otmar Szafnaur and Aston Martin F1 team owner Lawrence Stroll.
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Szafnauer said he hadn’t spoken about the rumors with his current boss, Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll.
“Asked me for clarification? No, he wasn’t in Mexico, he’s not here (in Brazil). He wasn’t doing well, “said Szafnauer.” I’ll definitely catch up with him at the weekend, but no, we haven’t talked about rumors. There are a lot of things that happen in the media that we don’t talk about. “
Going a step further, Szafnaur said he had no intention of leaving Aston Martin.
“I’ve been on the team for 12 years and I have no intention of leaving,” he said. “I love this team, most of the senior managers – especially through Racing Point – and the senior leadership team was self-recruited and appointed and I have no intention of leaving them. I’ve stayed loyal to this team I’ve had many, many offers in the 12 years I’ve worked for this team, especially in the days of bankruptcy and bankruptcy, I could have gone many times but I’m the staff there faithful.”
“I learned a long time ago that it was impossible to predict the future, and if I could, I would be in Vegas now.”
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