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Sauber says goodbye to F1 team representative ahead of 2025 season
Alessandro Alunni Bravi will leave as Sauber before the start of the new F1 season. The team announced this on Wednesday.
Sauber is going through profound changes with the team working at full capacity to make the long awaited swith to Audi in 2026 as a result the Hinwil based team has announced Alessandro Alunni Bravi will leave the organisation at the end of January. Alunni Bravi had been the team's Managing Director since 2022, and Team Representative since 2023, appointed by former Sauber CEO, Andreas Seidl. The Italian had been part of Sauber since 2017 when he joined as General Council and part of the board. As of 2025 Jonathan Wheatley, former Sporting Director at Red Bull Racing, will be Sauber's team boss.
Binotto 'pays tribute' to Alunni Bravi
Mattia Binotto, Sauber Motorsport's CTO and COO reacted to Alunni Bravi's departure from the team: "Having worked closely with him in the months since my arrival to Hinwil, I want to pay tribute to Alessandro, a true team player who came to embody the essence of Sauber throughout the years. Alessandro played a wide range of roles within the team, steering it through difficult and exciting times alike. As he moves onto a new venture, the whole company would like to thank him for all his energy and contributions over the years and wish him the best for the future," concluded the Italian.
With regards to him leaving Sauber, Alunni Bravi said the following: "It is an emotional time as my journey with Sauber reaches its end. Since I joined in 2017, I have seen this team grow and change beyond what anyone could have imagined. This organisation went through exciting and difficult times alike, all without ever losing its spirit and its commitment, which is something I find inspiring, and I was proud of being able to represent the team as its public face in the last two years. As I move on to a new project, I want to thank Finn Rausing, all those who put so much trust and faith in me at Sauber and Audi, and all the colleagues I have been working with for the last eight years. This team is a family and has a bright future ahead," concluded Alunni Bravi.
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