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 could be transferring 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 variety of McLaren Racing enterprise issues together with authorized, driver growth, industrial, driver contract administration and rights holders/governing physique administration.”
The addition of Alunni Bravi from Feb. 1 will even see him take over management of McLaren’s driver growth program from Stephanie Carlin, who has been given added duties throughout the Components 1 group, reporting into group principal Andrea Stella.
“McLaren is a group I’ve been an enormous fan of my complete life, and it due to this fact sparks particular feelings personally to have the chance to now work with such a tremendous group of individuals,” Alunni Bravi stated. “I’m so grateful to be becoming a member of such an ideal group with the values and tradition which can 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 imagine teamwork is vital to every little thing. I’m so joyful to be becoming a member of a group that I actually imagine units the benchmark in F1 each on and off the observe, and I can’t wait to get began at the start of February.”
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says Alunni Bravi can have a wide-ranging impression 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 in depth experience and motorsport background,” Brown stated. “Alongside managing our authorized and driver growth features, he will even present invaluable assist on all skilled driver enterprise administration issues, racing governance actions throughout our varied rights holders and governing physique relationships and broad enterprise assist to all our racing collection as wanted. We stay up for welcoming him to the McLaren Racing household in February.”
