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McLaren tipped to emerge as Mercedes' main threat by end of 2026 F1 season

Otmar Szafnauer believes McLaren will emerge as Mercedes’ closest rival by the end of the 2026 Formula 1 season as its latest upgrades take effect

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Audi F1 power unit facility branded "second to none" by Rob Smedley

Former Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley has praised Audi's Formula 1 power unit facilities

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Max Verstappen is yet to reach his peak, says former F1 team boss

Otmar Szafnauer believes Max Verstappen is still improving and has yet to reach his peak despite already winning four F1 championships

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Former F1 team boss reveals bizarre way he warned staff about "Drive to Survive" microphones

Otmar Szafnauer has revealed the unusual way he warned colleagues when he was wearing a microphone while filming for Netflix’s 'Drive to Survive'

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Rob Smedley reveals why he turned down F1 team principal roles

Rob Smedley has revealed he turned down F1 team principal roles because he was unwilling to be held accountable without having full control of a team

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Otmar Szafnauer opens door to F1 comeback but hints at different role

Otmar Szafnauer remains open to a Formula 1 comeback

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Otmar Szafnauer tells Ferrari to 'leave Charles Leclerc alone' amid Lewis Hamilton battle

Otmar Szafnauer has urged Ferrari to leave Charles Leclerc alone rather than intervene with a formal mid-season discussion

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Otmar Szafnauer reveals how Toto Wolff helped create Force India's famous pink F1 era

Otmar Szafnauer has revealed how BWT’s rejected Mercedes sponsorship proposal led to Force India adopting F1's famous pink livery

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Otmar Szafnauer blames Aston Martin's F1 struggles on five-year problem

Otmar Szafnauer believes Aston Martin’s current F1 struggles stem from years of impatience and frequent personnel changes

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FIA British GP decision questioned as former Alpine boss offers alternative

Otmar Szafnauer believes the FIA should have red-flagged the British Grand Prix after Max Verstappen’s late retirement

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Kimi Antonelli told key Michael Schumacher lesson he needs to learn in F1 title fight

Otmar Szafnauer believes Kimi Antonelli must learn how to nurse a damaged car to the finish

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Kimi Antonelli’s rivals issued warning as Otmar Szafnauer predicts further growth

Otmar Szafnauer believes Kimi Antonelli’s rapid rise is only the beginning, predicting the teenage Mercedes driver will become even stronger by his mid-20s

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Rob Smedley sounds alarm on "slightly soul-destroying" Ferrari F1 upgrades

Rob Smedley has warned Ferrari may be entering a “negative loop” with its upgrades after McLaren gained more performance at the Miami GP

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A look at Aston Martin's team boss merry-go-round, with Adrian Newey set to step down

With the news that Adrian Newey will step away from the Aston Martin team principal role, the squad will have its fifth since joining F1 in 2021

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Every Aston Martin F1 team boss before outgoing Adrian Newey

With the news that Adrian Newey will step away from the Aston Martin team principal role, the squad will have its fifth since joining F1 in 2021

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Why Newey’s F1 team principal move has been 30 years in the making

Legendary engineer has had strong opinions about management and race operations since his time designing championship-winning cars for Williams

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Flavio Briatore takes on Alpine F1 team lead duties as Colapino replaces Doohan

Oliver Oakes has resigned as principal of Alpine with immediate effect and former executive advisor Flavio Briatore is taking over his duties

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Is Renault meddling too much with Alpine’s F1 team? Oakes refutes that theory

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes has responded to comments from Otmar Szafnauer hitting out at the Renault leadership, asserting his Formula 1 team is "very lucky to have that support".

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How a world karting champion ended up an F1 team boss

Oliver Oakes might be able to lay claim to being the quickest team principal in F1, but for the meantime however, he has his work cut out in saying the same for his Alpine team. 

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Szafnauer: Renault management cared about own careers more than Alpine F1 success

Ex-Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer has accused the team's Renault ownership of focusing on the longevity of their own careers rather than success in Formula 1.

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Former Alpine boss Szafnauer involved in new US F1 project

Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed he is involved in a project with American investors to evaluate entering an 11th team in Formula 1.

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New USA F1 project revealed involving former Alpine boss Szafnauer

Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed he is involved in a project with American investors to evaluate entering an 11th team in Formula 1.

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JA on F1 Podcast: Szafnauer on F1 management and new team interest

Otmar Szafnauer is a very experienced F1 team principal having worked with Force India, Racing Point, Aston Martin and Alpine, with strong track record of getting bang for buck. He was fired by Alpine year ago, over a disagreement with Alpine management on what was the right pathway to success.

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Seven things that changed between Hamilton's last two F1 wins

Hamilton claimed an emotional victory at last weekend's British Grand Prix as it ended 945 days without a win in Formula 1.

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The health risks associated with F1's triple-headers

"I think multiple triple-headers are not sustainable," said former Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer in September 2020.

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