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Team Principal Podcast: Otmar on his plans for a 12th F1 team, Alpine upheaval and losing Piastri to McLaren
🕑 Added 2025-05-20 08:45:22 +0000 UTCThe Team Principal Podcast returns with exciting news, as Otmar Szafnauer brings us up to speed with on his plans to get a 12th team onto the F1 grid. Alongside his deputy TP Ben Anderson, Otmar explains why he thinks F1 would benefit from a 24-car grid and how he plans to make his vision a reality.
After that, Otmar and Ben go over recent events at Otmar's old team, Alpine. Otmar shares his views on the latest leadership crisis at the Anglo-French squad, and weighs in on the decision to stand down Jack Doohan just six races into his rookie season for Franco Colapinto.
And finally, after some cheeky recent comments from McLaren boss Zak Brown, Otmar sets the record straight on what happened with Oscar Piastri's contract situation at Alpine, including why he was helpless to prevent McLaren poaching the current championship leader back in 2022.
Comments
Nick Surface
Good for you Otmar. BRING ON a 12th team.
Tsundoku Sensei
I appreciated Otmar being grilled over the Piastri fiasco, even thought by his timing, he wasn’t on board yet. He had some harsh words for Zak Brown and Oscar Piastri in the past that he was forced to comment on and probably felt a bit uncomfortable - on his own podcast no less! - answering them. Very interesting.
