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Former Alpine Formula 1 boss Otmar Szafnauer has accused the team of being “naïve” regarding its timeline for success after his tenure was cut short following 34 races. Szafnauer was ...

Former Alpine Formula 1 boss Otmar Szafnauer has claimed the team’s rivals broke a “gentleman’s agreement” which would have allowed engine supplier Renault to reduce its performance disparity. Earlier this ...

Ex-Alpine Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed how the side was operating "double-digit millions" below Formula 1's budget cap in the year before his arrival. Szafnauer was hired ahead of ...

Alpine Interim Team Principal Bruno Famin claims he “never lost confidence” in Otmar Szafnauer's abilities to lead a side despite the decision to part ways. It was announced during the ...

Ex-Alpine Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer says the side’s upper hierarchy lacks “understanding” when it comes to the long-term process needed to build a successful Formula 1 team. It was announced ...

Former Renault Formula 1 test driver Franck Montagny has labelled Otmar Szafnauer and Alan Permane as 'useless' in a scathing attack against Alpine's outgoing senior personnel. It was announced during ...

Haas team boss Gunther Steiner has backed Otmar Szafnauer to move on from his Alpine Formula 1 departure “pretty quick”. During the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Alpine announced that Szafnauer ...

Pierre Gasly says Alpine must use the summer break to “process” the major changes that were made at the Formula 1 team in recent weeks. During the Belgian Grand Prix ...

Newly appointed Alpine Interim Team Principal Bruno Famin says Otmar Szafnauer was “not on the same timeline” regarding the squad’s journey to the front of the Formula 1 grid. On ...

Alpine has announced that it will part ways with Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer by mutual agreement after this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. Long-time Sporting Director Alan Permane will also vacate ...