Former Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer has joined rivals Alpine as their new team boss as part of a wider restructuring of the French Formula One outfit’s management, the Renault-owned manufacturer said on Thursday.
The Romanian-American, who left Aston Martin last month, will assume the role of team principal, which was shared by Marcin Budkowski and Davide Brivio last year.
Brivio, a former Suzuki MotoGP team boss, will move into a broader role, identifying and developing talent for Alpine’s young driver academy and wider racing operations.
Budkowski left Alpine in January.
The Enstone-based team, whose drivers are Spanish double world champion Fernando Alonso and Frenchman Esteban Ocon, also announced the signing of Bruno Famin to lead their power unit operations headquartered at Viry-Chatillon near Paris.
Otmar Szafnauer is Alpine’s new team principal. Mark Thompson/Getty Images
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