Otmar Szafnauer: leading Alpine upwards

F1: Beyond The Grid

karenellenbevan

Leisure, Sports, Technology, Automotive

4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

From rural Romania to F1 Team Principal, Otmar Szafnauer’s story is as inspiring as it is unlikely. His life today is about coping with pressure from boards of directors, dealing with drivers and leading a team of 950 people. It’s a world away from his early childhood in a house with no running water, in a village with only two cars.

In conversation with Tom Clarkson, Otmar talks about what those early years taught him, the highs and lows of his decades in Formula 1 and the challenges he faces every day. Plus his views on the leadership of Alpine, the relationship between Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, the 2023 success of Alpine’s former drivers and the challenge of turning the team into regular race winners.

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0:00.0	Oh my god, I'm shaking.
0:03.1	We just won £200,000 on the post-paid lottery.
0:06.4	It's blown as a way.
0:07.8	It means we can do with the stuff that we want to do.
0:09.7	We can move to it.
0:10.8	You're bigging a fast for us all the time.
0:12.3	Yeah, it just live changed.
0:13.8	We had a plan, 10-year plan.
0:15.2	10-year plan.
0:16.0	Now it's the next week plan.
0:18.0	With people's post-code lottery,
0:19.5	you could win prizes every single day.
0:21.9	If you won, what would you spend it on?
0:24.2	PPL managed lottery on behalf of GoodCosys,
0:26.3	18-plus conditions apply, play responsibly,
0:28.4	not available in Northern Ireland.
0:34.9	He grew up in a rural village in Romania.
0:38.0	He's now an F1 team principal with decades of experience.
0:42.6	Ottmar Safnauer's story is unique.
0:46.7	Back then, there were two cars in the village.
0:49.9	My dad had one of the doctor had one.
0:51.6	That's it.
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