Alpine says the errors that led to Esteban Ocon getting three penalties during the Bahrain Grand Prix will not happen again.
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New “loophole” could undermine F1’s budget cap – Szafnauer
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlpine Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer has warned teams could exploit a “loophole” to carry out development work outside the sport’s budget cap.
Ocon and Gasly “never going to be best friends” but both keen to work together
2023 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly both say they want a strong working relationship together as team mates after previous tension between the pair.
Alpine explains why its fix for engine problems had to wait until 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlpine suffered a series of engine failures last year but had to wait for the arrival of its 2023 car to fix them.
Doohan’s practice run earns praise, but Alpine undecided over reserve role
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says junior driver Jack Doohan’s future with the team is not decided, after he made his Formula 1 practice debut in Mexico.
F1 teams in discussions to add second factory shutdown during winter
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams are working on introducing a winter shutdown for factories similar to the current summer shutdown period
Alpine defend prioritising performance over reliability after latest retirement
2022 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer backed Renault’s decision to prioritise performance over reliability after another engine in the Mexican Grand Prix.
Gasly and Ocon “will work well together” at Alpine despite past tensions
2022 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine team management are sure Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly will put their past differences aside when they become team mates next year.
Szafnauer dismisses Piastri’s claim Alpine’s handling of 2023 deal was “bizarre”
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says Oscar Piastri was properly informed of the team’s decision to promote him to Formula 1 in 2023.
Alpine boss expects Piastri will have Formula 1 seat next year
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onOtmar Szafnauer confirmed Alpine is looking to place Oscar Piastri in a Formula 1 seat for 2023, following rumours he may be placed at Williams.
Szafnauer named Alpine team principal in management shake-up
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormer Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer has been confirmed as new team principal of Alpine’s Formula 1 team.
Aston Martin plans livery tweak to improve green colour scheme for TV
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onAston Martin is considering how to improve its colour scheme so it looks better on television during Formula 1 races.
Horner rubbishes Aston Martin’s “naive” call for aerodynamic rules change
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onAston Martin CEO Otmar Szafnauer has called for urgent changes to Formula 1’s aerodynamic rules, which he believes have put his team at a disadvantage this year.
“Serious” radio and data system failure left F1 teams “blind on the pit wall”
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 teams were left “blind” when a major systems failure struck during the first practice session for the Emilia-Romagna GP
Brown criticises Racing Point’s “lack of transparency” over Stroll’s Covid-19 test
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren CEO Zak Brown has criticised Racing Point’s handling of Lance Stroll’s absence from the Eifel Grand Prix due to illness, saying he should have been tested for Covid-19 right away.
“No excuses” if Racing Point isn’t back to its best in 2020
2020 F1 season
Posted onRacing Point should be back to competing at its previous best level this year according to CEO Otmar Szafnauer.
‘You don’t want to freeze the big teams’ advantage. That’s my fear’: Szafnauer interview
RacingLines
Posted onIn an exclusive interview Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says F1 must ensure the new cost cap rules don’t lock-in the top teams’ performance advantage.
Szafnauer: F1 needs financial, not technological, parity
2019 F1 season
Posted onThe Racing Point boss has said new regulations must equalise prize payments, not risk F1 becoming a spec series, to improve racing.
What Perez’s shock decision tells us about Force India’s uncertain future
RacingLines
Posted onWhat – and more importantly who – was really behind last week’s extraordinary turn of events at Force India? Dieter Rencken has the inside story.
Force India exclusive: ‘£15m will put us in fight for third’
2018 F1 season preview: Force India
Posted onForce India is “worried” about the strength of its rivals in the midfield this year but is hoping to do more than just protect its fourth place in the championship.