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Otmar Szafnauer’s sudden exit from the Alpine Formula 1 team caused a stir midway through the 2023 season and the Romanian-American engineer has now opened up on his departure.
Otmar Szafnauer, the former Alpine Team Principal, has revealed the reasons behind his departure from the team during the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix weekend. He cited disagreements with the Alpine board over the direction of the team and the need for more time to implement changes. Szafnauer believed he was doing a good job and making the right changes at Alpine, but the senior bosses wanted success faster than was possible. He mentioned the lack of technical ability and the challenges of recruiting new talent due to lengthy contracts. The disagreement led to his departure with less than 10 days’ notice.
