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Otmar SZAFNAUER on the changes he made to the ALPINE team

Otmar Szafnauer (Alpine F1 Team) - Photo: HB Press

Sam says he can't take credit for his achievements so far Alpine team in 2022, but gave an insight into some changes, which he has performed since joining the team before the season. Saffron he was confirmed in February as the new first man of the French team, a month after he left the team Aston Martin.

It seems so Alpine from race to race he is improving his form and is currently in sixth place in the constructors' championship with 26 points, behind the fifth-place finisher. Alfa Romeo however, they are just five points behind. He finally scored points for eighth place in Miami Esteban Ocon, who started the race from the beginning, but was left without them Fernando Alonso, which was at the end of the eleventh.

Alpine is currently in sixth place in the Constructors' Championship. - Photo: HB Press

When reporters asked him after the race if Ocon’s eighth place was his fault, it was Saffron modestly replied: “I am here for development, do not attribute any credit to me. I am still in the process of learning, but I have proposed some changes that have been adopted, we still want more consistency and we are also developing our car in this spirit. Of course, both me and the team have a long way to go. ”

“You often learn more from failures than from successes, which I am well aware of. My philosophy is that I try to minimize the number of failed attempts, which takes a lot of analytical work and therefore even successes cannot come overnight. But sooner or later they happen, ” he concluded Otmar Szafnauer.

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