Formula 1 is a competitive sport, but there are also some fights off the racetrack. One in particular is about having specific staff who can help one team have an advantage over the other. This time it’s Red Bull’s Dan Fallows to become Aston Martin’s technical director.
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However, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes it will be a few more years before Fallow joins the Silverstone squad, but Aston Martin’s Otmar Szafnauer believes they won’t have to wait as long as Horner has suggested.
Red Bull and Aston Martin argue over team personnel
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As quoted by FormulaPassion.it, Horner said, “He’ll be working at Aston Martin in a few years.” Although Otmar does not agree with the schedule for adding his new employee to the team, he hopes that Fallows can be integrated into Aston Martin as soon as possible.
Formula 1 F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 20, 2021 Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner at the FIA press conference FIA /
Szafnauer said: “I doubt the waiting time will be two years. He’s still under contract with Red Bull. I don’t know how long he’ll be working on this year’s car, we’ll try to get him into our ranks as soon as possible. ”(Translated from Italian via Google Translate)
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Szafnauer sees the team as competitive next year
Last season the British team finished fourth in the overall standings and was only narrowly beaten by McLaren for third place. Now this season, the team has brought Sebastian Vettel into the team to help them with their title ambitions. However, it didn’t make its way but managed to secure a podium at the Azerbaijan GP.
Team boss Szafnauer believes that the Silverstone-based team will find their mojo next year in time for the new regulations to come into effect and new team members to join.
He said, “Our people are already working with highly respected technicians, but we are few compared to the top teams and we are actually planning more announcements that we will make official shortly.”
Formula 1 F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – April 16, 2021 Aston Martin Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer Otmar Szafnauer during the FIA / Handout press conference via REUTERS
We will have a new factory and a new wind tunnel, tools that will help us to be more and more competitive, even if I believe that we can have a say as early as 2022 with a view to further growth through the new acquisitions, ”concluded Otmar.
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