One of many extra thankless jobs in F1 is the function of a workforce principal. When a workforce is profitable, it’s the driver that will get probably the most applause, however at any time when issues go flawed, most of the time, fingers are pointed on the workforce principal. Arguably, that is what makes this job probably the most tense one on the grid as a result of there may be little acclaim and plenty of criticism, with a relentless stress to extract the most effective efficiency out of your workforce.
Formulation 1 will function new combos on the grid subsequent season with the workforce principals at Ferrari, McLaren, Alfa Romeo and Williams switching up up to now. Who’re the highest 5 workforce principals on the present grid? Let’s discover out!
#5 Fred Vasseur (Ferrari)
The brand new Ferrari workforce principal is just not a family identify for the extra informal observers of the game. Having stated that, the previous Alfa Romeo workforce principal not solely boasts a powerful resume from earlier than he joined the game, but additionally managed to attain Alfa Romao/Sauber’s greatest consequence within the final decade as their workforce principal this yr.
Vasseur was already a veteran of the game earlier than he made his debut in F1 with Renault. A co-founder of ART racing, one of many extra profitable racing groups within the junior classes, Vasseur has been a winner in each class he has been part of. With Ferrari, he has the chance to make that occur in Formulation 1 as effectively. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see how he fares at Maranello.
#4 Otmar Szafneur (Alpine F1)
Shedding Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri this season was not the most effective showcase of what Otmar might do in an F1 workforce. Having stated that, it might be totally silly to disregard how impressively he dealt with the Alonso-Ocon dynamic through the 2022 F1 Brazilian GP this season or the truth that Alpine completed the season P4 within the championship.
