Gutted for Ocon - missed out by a tenth!
Alonso didn't really turn up this weekend
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Yes that's when he radioed about it but no idea when (or if) it stopped
They were heros in FP2 of the last race too. They've also looked good in FP2 in may races this last year and no so good in Quali. So we will not know until we know.
Google translateThe absence of a true technical director at Enstone, a post theoretically held by veteran Pat Fry, would be filled by the hiring of Andrew Green, Szafnauer's accomplice at Silverstone for years.
The American would also bring in his luggage the Austrian sponsor BWT ... with a touch of pink on the Alpine in 2022?
This (losing Budkowski to AM) would not be good and the whole thing a net negative for Alpine in my opinion, if true.In addition to the return, foreseen then denied, of Davide Brivio in MotoGP, it is now a question of seeing the executive director Marcin Budkowski join Aston Martin… to succeed Szafnauer!
You'd think there would be a gardening time of 1 year for both of them, if that were true. So they wouldn't start before 2023. The way they make it sound is as if Rossi went looking for Szafnauer.peewon wrote: ↑07 Jan 2022, 14:50This (losing Budkowski to AM) would not be good and the whole thing a net negative for Alpine in my opinion, if true.In addition to the return, foreseen then denied, of Davide Brivio in MotoGP, it is now a question of seeing the executive director Marcin Budkowski join Aston Martin… to succeed Szafnauer!
Stating the obvious but I guess gardening leaves would depend on their respective contracts. Im not very familiar with what industry standards are in F1, but I suspect there are financial incentives for the employee, baked into those gardening leave terms. Budkowski has stated that Enstone dont even spend upto upcoming cost cap level so I wonder if teams like Enstone can afford to put those terms in or for extended time periods. I dont know.diffuser wrote: ↑07 Jan 2022, 19:26You'd think there would be a gardening time of 1 year for both of them, if that were true. So they wouldn't start before 2023. The way they make it sound is as if Rossi went looking for Szafnauer.peewon wrote: ↑07 Jan 2022, 14:50This (losing Budkowski to AM) would not be good and the whole thing a net negative for Alpine in my opinion, if true.In addition to the return, foreseen then denied, of Davide Brivio in MotoGP, it is now a question of seeing the executive director Marcin Budkowski join Aston Martin… to succeed Szafnauer!
They also talk about Andrew Green coming over. How could the CTO come over without a gardening leave...?
You've got to believe that these 2 have access to all the aero their respective teams are working on. So allowing them to switch without gardening leave is just giving away everything you done, more so for someone like Green.peewon wrote: ↑07 Jan 2022, 20:35Stating the obvious but I guess gardening leaves would depend on their respective contracts. Im not very familiar with what industry standards are in F1, but I suspect there are financial incentives for the employee, baked into those gardening leave terms. Budkowski has stated that Enstone dont even spend upto upcoming cost cap level so I wonder if teams like Enstone can afford to put those terms in or for extended time periods. I dont know.diffuser wrote: ↑07 Jan 2022, 19:26You'd think there would be a gardening time of 1 year for both of them, if that were true. So they wouldn't start before 2023. The way they make it sound is as if Rossi went looking for Szafnauer.
They also talk about Andrew Green coming over. How could the CTO come over without a gardening leave...?
As for Sazfnauer, based on the desperate, borderline unhinged statements (threatening legal action against regulation changes) last season, I presume he had an ultimatum from Stroll and bringing in Whitmarsh was the first domino to fall, signalling the end of road for Szafnauer. Based on rumors that Szafnauer could possibly bring sponsors (BWT & others?) with him to Alpine, I could see this as being a financial get from Rossi. Maybe thats why he talks about a 4-5 year plan. Build resources and foundation first, then think about competing. All speculation on my part, so massive pinch of salt and all that.