EXCLUSIVE FULL INTERVIEW: Otmar Szafnauer on Firing From Alpine F1 - Cars and Culture Episode

It's the talk of the racing world - Otmar Szafnauer has been fired from Alpine F1 team after just 18 months on the job. Otmar joined us on Cars and Culture with Jason Stein for his first public interview since his departure from the team, and he doesn't pull any punches. Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more exclusive automotive content!
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0:00 Intro
6:12 - Taking Ford GT to See Dad in Germany
8:23 - Why Otmar Left Alpine F1
17:54 - Having Experience to Take So Much On at Once
22:57 - Being an F1 Team Principal is Brutal
27:32 - Important Principles for Running F1 Team
30:12 - When the Feeling was Imminent
34:24 - Otmar’s View on Where F1 Is In and Outside US
39:23 - Moving to US From Romania as a Child and the Journey Since

[@andrewhall3715]

I'm a huge Otmar fan. Thank you for doing this interview Jason. He doesn't do many!

[@jeckwhite9099]

What a great interview. Such a soft spoken and intelligent guy.

[@Thisdracoundefeated]

Always liked Otmar, he’s a smart and charismatic guy and his results with force India speak for themselves, hope he finds a way back to f1.

[@swimfan8874]

Alpine missed out on greatness.