Former Sauber managing director Alessandro Alunni Bravi is to hitch McLaren Racing’s government group as he takes on the newly created function of chief enterprise affairs officer.
Alunni Bravi’s departure from Sauber — the place he additionally served as group consultant — was introduced earlier this month, with the Italian saying on the time that he can be shifting on to a brand new journey. That subsequent transfer has now been confirmed as to defending constructors’ champions McLaren, the place Alunni Bravi will “present government management throughout a spread of McLaren Racing enterprise issues together with authorized, driver growth, business, driver contract administration and rights holders/governing physique administration.”
The addition of Alunni Bravi from Feb. 1 may even see him take over management of McLaren’s driver growth program from Stephanie Carlin, who has been given added obligations throughout the Formulation 1 group, reporting into group principal Andrea Stella.
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“McLaren is a group I’ve been an enormous fan of my entire life, and it subsequently sparks particular feelings personally to have the chance to now work with such a tremendous group of individuals,” Alunni Bravi mentioned. “I’m so grateful to be becoming a member of such a fantastic group with the values and tradition which might be so clear to see from the surface.
“I wish to reward the belief and confidence that Zak [Brown] and the board have put in me by giving my full dedication and energy to assist contribute to the continued success, as I consider teamwork is vital to the whole lot. I’m so pleased to be becoming a member of a group that I actually consider units the benchmark in F1 each on and off the observe, and I can’t wait to get began firstly of February.”
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says Alunni Bravi could have a wide-ranging influence on not solely the F1 group but additionally the opposite racing organizations inside McLaren.
“I’m delighted to have Alessandro becoming a member of us along with his intensive experience and motorsport background,” Brown mentioned. “Alongside managing our authorized and driver growth features, he may even present invaluable help on all skilled driver enterprise administration issues, racing governance actions throughout our varied rights holders and governing physique relationships and broad enterprise help to all our racing collection as wanted. We sit up for welcoming him to the McLaren Racing household in February.”
