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Andreas Seidl (born 6 January 1976) is a German motorsport engineer and manager. He is currently the chief executive officer of Sauber Motorsport, and previously team principal of the McLaren Formula One team and the hybrid Porsche LMP1 program. Career
Dec 13, 2022 · McLaren Team Principal Andreas Seidl will become Sauber’s new Chief Executive Officer in January. Fred Vasseur is set to vacate the role, which he dovetailed with his duties as Team Principal of Alfa Romeo, to take over from Mattia Binotto at Ferrari.
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Andreas Seidl is set to oversee Audi's entry to Formula 1 in 2026 after leaving his role as McLaren team principal to become chief executive of Sauber.
Seidl, who will start work at Sauber in January, will be replaced in his role at McLaren by Andrea Stella, who has stepped up with immediate effect from his previous position as executive director.
Sauber currently operate as Alfa Romeo, but are expected to go back to running under the company name in 2024 and 2025, before the team merges with Audi for the German manufacturer's F1 debut in 2026.
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Seidl replaces Frederic Vasseur as Sauber chief executive after the Frenchman joined Ferrari earlier on Tuesday, but will not fill the team principal position that his predecessor also held.
Seidl's departure from McLaren comes after four seasons as team principal, during which he oversaw a first win for nine years when Daniel Ricciardo triumphed at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
McLaren chief executive Zak Brown said: "I've really enjoyed working with Andreas. He has provided great leadership for the team and has played a significant part in our F1 performance recovery plan and ongoing journey to return to the front of the grid.
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"I thank him for the transparency throughout the process which gave us time to plan accordingly."
Stella has been with McLaren since 2015, working as head of race operations, performance director and since 2019 as executive director.
Dec 13, 2022 · Andreas Seidl is to leave his position as McLaren team principal to head up Audi's nascent Formula 1 programme at the Alfa Romeo/Sauber team. The 46-year-old...
May 14, 2024 · Andreas Seidl joined as CEO more than 17 months ago to lead Audi into Formula 1. But things are starting to ramp up in a big way at Audi, the German manufacturer expanding its commitment to F1 by taking a 100% stake in the Swiss team.
Apr 26, 2024 · Learn about Andreas Seidl, the CEO of the Audi F1 factory team, who has a long and successful career in motorsport. He worked for BMW, Sauber, Porsche and McLaren before joining Audi in 2023.
Dec 13, 2022 · Audi welcomes the appointment of Andreas Seidl as Group CEO of Sauber, their future F1 partner from 2026. Seidl has extensive experience and track record in motorsport leadership roles.
