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Ex-Alpine Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed how the side was operating “double-digit millions” below Formula 1’s budget cap in
Szafnauer was hired as the team principal for Alpine ahead of the 2022 season and oversaw their rise to fourth place in the Constructors’ Championship. However, he was dismissed after the Belgian Grand Prix as the team’s performance had declined to sixth place in the standings. Despite being backed by Renault, Szafnauer revealed that Alpine had not been operating under the initial cost cap. He discovered that there was no separate aerodynamics performance group at Alpine when he arrived, unlike the bigger teams. Despite his short tenure, he had started making changes and recruiting new personnel.
