Which F1 driver did Otmar Szafnauer have to push back on hiring, against the wishes of his team owner? What was it like negotiating with Red Bull's Helmut Marko to hire Pierre Gasly for Alpine? And what does Otmar make of the politics at Red Bull in the wake of the unusually early swapping of Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda in 2025?
All this and much more is tackled in the second episode of the new The Team Principal Podcast with Otmar Szafnauer.
In this latest episode, Otmar - the former team principal of Racing Point, Alpine and Aston Martin - is again joined by his 'deputy TP' Ben Anderson to discuss the wide-ranging subject of F1 politics.
As well as offering his unique perspective on what’s happening with Red Bull right now, Otmar discusses the politics at play between rival teams - and the tactics they use off-track to gain an edge over the opposition.
He also explains how the right team culture is essential to preventing in-fighting within an F1 team, and how the politics of Renault played a role in his sudden exit from Alpine in the middle of the 2023 season.
Plus, after Eddie Jordan’s sad recent passing, Otmar pays tribute to a fellow team principal gone too soon.
