Drivers 2026 - Otmar Szafnauer
Otmar Szafnauer
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Stroll hopes team orders won't interfere in podium fight against Perez
Lance Stroll hopes he is allowed to race against Racing Point teammate Sergio Perez on Sunday as the team goes in hunt of its first-ever podium result. Stroll and Perez will st...
19 Jul 2020 10:53 -
Racing Point: No deadline over 2021 driver line-up decision
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says there is no deadline to make a decision regarding the team's 2021 driver line-up. Sebastian Vettel has been heavily linked ...
18 Jul 2020 09:11 -
Szafnauer: Decision to extend opening of new factory by one year 'only made sense'
Racing Point had little choice but to delay the opening of its brand new factory by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, says team principal Otmar Szafnauer. The Silve...
16 Jun 2020 14:25 -
Szafnauer hasn't talked to Vettel regarding Aston Martin seat
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says no conversations have been held between himself and Sebastian Vettel regarding a 2021 Aston Martin seat. Aston Martin will retu...
13 Jun 2020 15:45 -
Racing Point to shake down RP20 at Silverstone
Racing Point will take to the Silverstone Circuit next week to run the RP20 during a filming day before the start of the 2020 season. All teams are permitted to two filming day...
11 Jun 2020 10:07 -
Teams don't have to reach budget cap limit - Szafnauer
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer has said that teams do not need to use all of the $150 million budget set to be implemented in 2021, as it is just a limit in order t...
03 May 2020 16:32 -
Return to racing in Austria in July 'plausible' - Szafnauer
Racing Point's team principal Otmar Szafnauer has stated his belief that a return to racing at the Red Bull Ring in July is 'plausible'. With F1 announcing a plan t...
30 Apr 2020 09:44 -
Stroll labels Aston Martin's F1 project 'the most exciting thing' in recent F1 memory
Aston Martin's full-time return to the pinnacle of motorsport is the most exciting thing that's happened in recent Formula 1 memory, says team owner Lawrence Stroll...
02 Apr 2020 13:40 -
Szafnauer sees no Aston Martin role for Wolff in 2021
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says he does not expect Toto Wolff to join Aston Martin in 2021. Wolff, who has overseen Mercedes' success throughout Formu...
02 Apr 2020 11:31 -
Racing Point: 2021 rules delay doesn't mean teams can take it easy
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer affirms that teams will not be able to “take it easy” in relation to the new regulations when factories re-open. The usu...
26 Mar 2020 12:21 -
Szafnauer: Stroll targeting 'top team' position for Aston Martin
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says that company owner Lawrence Stroll wants to make the soon-to-be rebranded outfit one of the top teams in Formula 1. Last week, ...
11 Feb 2020 12:12 -
Racing Point will be 'nowhere near' $175m budget cap
Racing Point will be "nowhere near" spending the $175 million budget cap that has been set for 2021. In just over a year, Formula 1 will have an injection of fr...
16 Nov 2019 17:51 -
Racing Point wanted to copy Renault's brake bias system
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafauer has revealed that his team originally wished to copy Renault's brake bias system that automatically adjusted prior to a corne...
25 Oct 2019 18:55 -
Racing Point warns 2021 cars will look identical
Racing Point says the cars that will be built to the new regulations in 2021 will look identical due to the "restrictive" wording of the rules. For the 202...
21 Sep 2019 11:11 -
Racing Point hoping for performance step with Singapore upgrades
Racing Point is expecting another boost in performance this weekend in Singapore as it confirms new upgrades to enhance its aerodynamic performance. The 2019 campaign has...
17 Sep 2019 13:59 -
Racing Point hoping to open new factory 'in the break of 2021'
Racing Point has plans to move into its new factory in the break of the 2021 season as it continues to expand its position in Formula 1. The Silverstone-based outfit confirmed ...
03 Sep 2019 10:31 -
Fourth place in constructors still Racing Point's goal - Szafnauer
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer believes that the team can still secure fourth place in the 2019 constructors championship, despite a poor first half of the season. ...
24 Aug 2019 17:05 -
Racing Point pleased with 'good combination' of drivers
Racing Point is set to retain its current line-up for the 2020 season, with team principal Otmar Szafnauer confirming it has no intention to alter it. Sergio Perez has been par...
08 Aug 2019 16:11 -
Racing Point set to introduce B-spec car in Germany
Racing Point is expected to introduce its B-spec car at the German Grand Prix this weekend. The major upgrade has been in planning for a long time, with the team confirming at ...
23 Jul 2019 18:15 -
Racing Point has 'plenty more upgrades' to come
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says that the team has plenty of more upgrades to introduce in the coming races. Last month, Szafnauer confirmed that the German Gra...
19 Jun 2019 18:39 -
Racing Point confident Baku will play to RP19's strengths
Racing Point believes that the Baku City Circuit will play to the strengths of its 2019 car. In the three years that the city has held a Formula 1 Grand Prix, Sergio Perez has ...
24 Apr 2019 15:26 -
Szafnauer: New driver offers 'good' different dynamic
Otmar Szafnauer, the team principal and chief executive officer for Racing Point says that bringing in Lance Stroll to race alongside Sergio Perez has been good for the team. H...
06 Apr 2019 10:37 -
Racing Point to run 'quite different' car in Melbourne
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says that his team will unveil a "quite different" car for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. During pre-seaso...
12 Mar 2019 13:13 -
Szafnauer: Stroll as quick as Ocon
Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says that Lance Stroll is already as quick as Esteban Ocon in the team's simulator. Stroll replaces Ocon at the team for 2019 fol...
12 Dec 2018 13:15 -
Racing Point to have new name for 2019 season
Otmar Szafnauer has confirmed that Racing Point's current name is only a placeholder, and it will change for the 2019 season. Last weekend, the FIA released an entry li...
03 Dec 2018 16:59 -
Haas lodge protest against Force India cars
The Haas F1 team has officially lodged a protest against its rivals Force India, the FIA has confirmed. Both teams have been summed to the stewards at 11:00 AM local time at the...
23 Nov 2018 08:01
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- Country United States of America
- Date of b. Aug 13 1964 (61)
- Place of b. Romania, United States of America
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