F1 team bosses have their own light-bulb moment
The HinduThe late McLaren boss Teddy Mayer liked to compare Formula One drivers to interchangeable light-bulbs, declaring “you plug them in and they do the job”, and nowadays the same might be said for team principals. “I am counting the days,” joked Krack, a former Sauber engineer and BMW Motorsport boss, at the launch of the team’s new car when his ‘longevity’ was mentioned. “On the other hand, I think consistency and stability is very, very important.” PIRANHA CLUB There was a time when principals were founders -- men such as Frank Williams, Colin Chapman at Lotus and Ken Tyrrell whose personalities formed the team’s image. some have engineers as team principals, some have more an old-fashioned rule.” Red Bull’s Christian Horner, who arrived with the energy drink company in 2005, is the longest serving principal, followed by Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri’s Franz Tost, Wolff and Haas’s Guenther Steiner, who reports to team owner Gene Haas.
History of this topic
F1 Sauber sign Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto — Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu to depart
ABC
F1 team brutally axe BOTH of their drivers - including star with 67 Grand Prix podiums
Daily Mail
Key joins Alfa Romeo F1 team as technical director
The Hindu
Inside the Piranha Club, the ruthless world of F1 politics
New York Times
Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team profile, drivers, results: Everything you need to know
New York Times
Formula One: Alfa Romeo seeks to step up in final season with Sauber
The Hindu
Ferrari denies reports F1 team boss Binotto faces the sack
The Hindu
Audi to team up with Sauber for Formula One entry in 2026
Associated Press)
Formula One: Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi Staying at Alfa Romeo for 2021
News 18Discover Related
