Andreas Seidl Becomes Sauber F1 CEO, Andreas Stella Replaces Him As McLaren F1 Team Principal

With the news of Fred Vasseur leaving Sauber as its CEO and group principal, the Hinwil crew immediately swooped in to appoint McLaren staff principal Andreas Seidl as its new CEO. Seidl experienced labored at Sauber years back when he was the head of trackside operations and had been the Porsche boss for the entire world stamina motor vehicle championship exactly where the staff gained the title a few a long time in a row in advance of his return to F1.

Seidl will not presume the role of workforce principal but will glance to appoint a person as before long as he joins the group in January. As has happened, McLaren has elevated Andreas Stella as the team principal of the workforce with instant outcome to retain continuity and establish on top rated of the stable foundations that Seidl had laid out.

“It is good to sign up for the Sauber Group from January: this is a crew with a rich historical past in Method 1 and an organisation I know definitely very well from my time working and dwelling in Hinwil for four a long time,” claimed Seidl.

“I cannot wait to be part of the team and work with all the colleagues at the Sauber Group on the bold aims we have established alongside one another. I want to thank Finn Rausing and everybody at the Sauber Group for their selection: I am searching forward to repaying their rely on with my operate,” he extra.

“It is an immense pleasure to welcome Andreas Seidl back again to Hinwil as CEO of the Sauber Team. Andreas’s practical experience is 2nd to none and he delivers to Sauber Group a very clear comprehension of what is required to obtain sustained success,” reported Sauber chairman Finn Rausing as the business is set to get Audi as a significant investor and as its motor service provider from 2026 onwards.

For McLaren, it will get an additional professional hand who ahead of his current role at McLaren was with Ferrari for 15 yrs where he labored as the trackside engineer with Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso.

“I’m delighted that Andrea Stella will phase into the Crew Principal position and lead our F1 complex and operational programme. Andrea is a hugely proficient, professional and revered member of our workforce with a solid keep track of document of management and results in System 1,” explained Zak Brown on the appointment of Stella.