Sauber crew consultant and managing director Alessandro Alunni Bravi is to depart on the finish of January, after eight years with the crew.
Alunni Bravi (pictured at left, above, with Racing Director Xevi Pujolar), joined Sauber in 2017 as a board member and basic counsel, occurring to take up the function of managing director three years in the past. He was then additionally put in as crew consultant in 2023 to tackle public-facing tasks because it transitioned from Alfa Romeo to Stake earlier than changing into the Audi works crew subsequent yr, and Sauber has introduced the Italian “will transfer on to a brand new journey” on the finish of this month.
“It’s an emotional time as my journey with Sauber reaches its finish,” Alunni Bravi stated. “Since I joined in 2017, I’ve seen this crew develop and alter past what anybody may have imagined. This group went by means of thrilling and troublesome occasions alike, all with out ever dropping its spirit and its dedication, which is one thing I discover inspiring, and I used to be pleased with with the ability to signify the crew as its public face within the final two years.
“As I transfer on to a brand new venture, I wish to thank Finn Rausing, all those that put a lot belief and religion in me at Sauber and Audi, and all of the colleagues I’ve been working with for the final eight years. This crew is a household and has a vivid future forward.”
Alunni Bravi typically needed to entrance up throughout a troublesome begin to 2024 for Stake, whereas behind the secede there have been modifications in management as Andreas Seidl was changed by Mattia Binotto as Sauber Motorsport COO and CTO.
Binotto says Alunni Bravi’s help was significantly useful after he joined the crew final yr, amid a interval of serious change for Sauber as a wider firm.
“Having labored carefully with him within the months since my arrival to Hinwil, I wish to pay tribute to Alessandro, a real crew participant who got here to embody the essence of Sauber all through the years,” Binotto stated. “Alessandro performed a variety of roles throughout the crew, steering it by means of troublesome and thrilling occasions alike. As he strikes onto a brand new enterprise, the entire firm wish to thank him for all his vitality and contributions through the years and need him the very best for the longer term.”
Alunni Bravi’s departure is the second System 1 management place to vary throughout January, following Mike Krack’s demotion to a trackside function at Aston Martin, with Andy Cowell taking on as crew principal. Restructuring at this level of the season permits new incumbents to have management over their respective groups for a full yr earlier than new rules come into impact in 2026, some extent that provides alternatives for important shake-ups to the aggressive order.
