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• Otmar Szafnauer Demands Driver Salary Inclusion in F1 Cost Cap to Curb Strategic Spending Advantages

  Published: Apr 27, 2026

  Section: Sports

  Former Alpine and Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer has proposed that Formula 1 driver salaries should no longer be exempt from the sport's cost cap. Supported by veteran...

• Mercedes Accused of Engine Sandbagging as 2026 Cost Cap Stifles Ferrari Performance Recovery

  Published: Apr 25, 2026

  Section: Sports

  Former team principal Otmar Szafnauer alleges that Mercedes may be deliberately masking the full potential of its 2026 power unit to prevent rivals from triggering performance-bala...

• Otmar Szafnauer joins Jake Humphrey for new podcast venture as F1 return ambitions persist

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Sports

  Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has partnered with ex-BBC presenter Jake Humphrey and engineer Rob Smedley to launch the "High Performance Racing" podcast. The project...

• Former Alpine Principal Otmar Szafnauer Named CEO of Junior Powerhouse Van Amersfoort Racing

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Sports

  Otmar Szafnauer has made a surprise return to motorsport leadership as the new CEO and managing partner of Van Amersfoort Racing. The former F1 team principal will oversee the team...