Departing Otmar Szafnauer needed more time as he takes parting shot at Alpine F1 team

Otmar Szafnauer has claimed he needed more time to achieve Alpine’s F1 goals after being ousted as team principal. 
Otmar Szafnauer (USA) Alpine F1 Team
Otmar Szafnauer (USA) Alpine F1 Team

Szafnauer headlined a 1🍨68澳洲5最新开奖结果:dramatic exodus of Alpin💧e’s F1 management that sent shockwaves around thಌe paddock during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend. 

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Along with Szafnauer, long-ser💞ving sporting director Alan Permane has also left, while it was confirmed that chief technical officer Pat Fry has been hired by Williams to become their new technical director. 

Alpine vice president and interim team boss Bruno Famin explained that the changes, which he described as being a “mutual” split, were down to Szafnauer and Permane 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:not being “on the same line” as the team’s hierarchy. 

(L to R): Alan Permane (GBR) Alpine F1 Team Trackside Operations Director with Otmar Szafnauer (USA) Alpine F1 Team, Team
(L to R): Alan Permane (GBR) Alpine F1 Team Trackside Operations Director with Otmar Szafnauer…

Speaking prior to his official departಞure on Monday, Szafnauer appeared to take a swipe at Alpine by inferring that the team has unrealistic expectations while 📖making a rather bizarre analogy. 

“The reality is that changes take time,” he told Sky Deutschland. “I signed some good people from other teams, but they are still stuck in their c𝓀ontracts and won’t come until 2024 or 2025.

“You can’t really push development if pe🙈ople aren’t there. It takes time for people to come and it takes time for people to work꧃ together correctly.

“I always say, yo༒u can’t get nine women pregnant and hope you have a baby in aꦍ month.”

Szafnauer confirmed that he won’t return to the F1 paddock for at least a y𒀰ear due to a lengthy period of gardening 🔯leave. 

“Th�ܫ�e bad news is that it will be a year before we can do it again,” he added. 

After double retirements at both Silverstone and the Hungaroring, Alpine returned to the points at Spa, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly claiming third in the sprint race, while168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Esteban Ocon impressively r🦹ose from 14th to salvage eighth in ⛎Sunday’s main grand prix. 

Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps,
Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Belgian Grand…

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