An Evening with Otmar Szafnauer

The Ultimate evening with former Team Principle of Racing Point, Aston Martin and Alpine - Otmar Szafnauer as seen on Netflix’s Drive to Survive.

Hosted by Channel 4 F1 presenter Lee McKenzie. The evening will give you a full insight into his career and highlights and takes you behind the scenes Inside F1.  

He will share his stories from the pit line, from crashes to collecting points, discussing tactics and competitive drivers.

Otmar was hired by Honda on its return to Formula One in 2001, rising to Vice President of Honda Racing Developments and a member of the Management Board of the Honda F1 team.

He joined Force India in October 2009 and played an integral role in the team's improved performance with the team going on an upward path, finishing seventh in 2010 and sixth in 2011, 2013 and 2014 before breaking into the top five in 2015 and achieving the team-best finish of fourth in 2016 and 2017. Szafnauer's efforts also played an instrumental role in the team securing a long-term agreement to use the Mercedes-Benz powertrain from the 2014 season onwards.

Szafnauer remained with Force India as they were sold in 2019 and became Racing Point and remained with them when they became Aston Martin for the 2021 season, before leaving the team in January 2022. In February 2022, he joined the BWT Alpine F1 Team as team principal. He left Alpine after the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.