Bojan Vrbnjak
French magazine AutoTrader he initially reported on this - which we also summed up - but apparently this rumor is now supposed to become flesh as well. Otmar Szafnauer will leave Aston Martin and moved to Alpine. This was learned by Italian colleagues from Motorsport.com. According to them, it should happen soon official announcements and that tomorrow as part of a racing weekend GP Sao Paulo. The fact that it will be on Friday corresponds to this Otmar Szafnauer guest official FIA team chief press conferences.
Aston Martin did not comment on this at first, and when asked by the media, they replied that it was speculation, which do not comment. Someone about leaving Saffron not surprised and that's it Ralf Schumacher. From the beginning he suspected Szafnauer and the new acquisition Martin Whitmarsh, who has been boss of Szafnauer since October 1, do not graze together. “In my opinion, these two would not work at all, ”said the former Formula 1 racer.“ When Lawrence Stroll bought the team, he brought a completely new dynamic to the team. This old team was known for their innovation, that they achieved good results with a small budget. Then Lawrence Stroll decided to connect closely with the other team (Mercedes, op.p.) and angered a lot of people inside the team. Especially when they didn't do well as a result. To this must be added some erroneous assessments of the team."
Ralf Schumacher he says with a smile that you can’t turn cows into tigers overnight. "They hired new people with all their might. I believe this was also against the will of the existing people. I can imagine that this unrest in the team is not the right environment for Szafnauer.”Because of this, he believes his transfer to Alpine very possible "I can also imagine that he could be a good person at Alpine because he is used to being able to make a lot out of a little and that a smaller and more compact group of people will be a better environment for him.“Which city should Saffron occupied at Alpine, is unknown at this time. We will probably find out after the official announcement. But there is growing talk that he could take his place Davide Brivio, which goes back to MotoGP.
