Otmar Szafnauer at Alpine in 2022?
The rumor of a possible arrival of Otmar Szafnauer within the Alpine team is growing in recent days. The American leader denies it, for now.
Since Cyril Abiteboul left the Alpine team (formerly Renault) at the end of 2020, the French team is now managed by Martin Budkowski and Davide Brivio.
This management could evolve again in 2022, at least that’s what Laurent Rossi, the brand’s boss, told Autosport magazine. « Is this the right organization to overcome future challenges and to continue our growth? I will evaluate this at the end of the season. »
According to the latest rumors in the paddock, Otmar Szafnauer, the team principal of Aston Martin, could be officially announced as soon as this weekend at Alpine, with him now being challenged internally by Martin Whitmarsh (former McLaren). according to rumors reported by Autosport. The recruitment of the American could show the way out for Davide Brivio who nevertheless brought the World Championship title back to Suzuki (in MotoGP) last year with Joan Mir at the helm.
Otmar Szafnauer responded curtly to this rumor on his Instagram account. These are just pure media speculations. These rumors are not based on facts and will not be further commented on.
Szafnauer would be changing teams for the first time if the speculations turn out to be true, as he joined Force India in 2009 and never left the team afterwards, even though the outfit evolved into Racing Point and then Aston Martin over time.
