How Szafnauer played a crucial role in the Aston Martin F1 story

It was the Romanian-born American’s determination to keep the then-Force India outfit on the grid that carried the team through a crisis in the summer of 2018, and saw it emerge under the ownership of Lawrence Stroll and with the new Racing Point identity.

He subsequently oversaw the expansion process and the transition to the Aston Martin name in 2021.

We assumed that Szafnauer would continue to lead the operation for years to come, until rumours of his impending…