Lawyer Alunni Bravi had already been involved with the Swiss team as general counsel and as a member of the board since 2017.
The Italian is a well-known person in the Formula 1 paddock, as he was the manager of Stoffel Vandoorne, who has been competing with the Mercedes team in Formula E for several seasons, while previously he had also worked with Robert Kubica.
In the past, he was also part of All Road Management alongside Nicolás Todt , whose group of drivers included names like Felipe Massa, Charles Leclerc and Pastor Maldonado.
He has also worked closely with the current Alfa Romeo F1 team principal, Fred Vasseur , as legal advisor to the ART team in F2 and F3 since 2010.
Sauber has confirmed through the announcement that Alunni Bravi will focus “on marketing, communications, sales, legal matters, IT and finance”.
The Swiss company has wanted to maintain the Sauber brand as an entity that differs from the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team, to make it clear that it is also an engineering and technology company, standing out above all for its wind tunnel.
In 2021, the company came very close to reaching a sale agreement with Michael Andretti, but the main shareholder, Finn Rausing , finally seems unwilling to sell, preferring to remain in office.
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“Alessandro has been an integral part in the growth of our company, both on and off the track, over the past few years,” Vasseur said.
“I am excited about the contribution he will make to the role. Few can match his knowledge of motorsports alongside that of business and the complicated legal world we work in. That makes Alessandro the right person for this challenge.”
“It is an honor to take on the challenge of being CEO of a company with the history that Sauber has,” said Alunni Bravi .
“I am also aware of the responsibility that this position brings, a company with more than 500 employees, a commitment that I will fulfill with hard work, passion and dedication.”
“I would like to thank Frederic Vasseur and the shareholders of the Sauber Group, as well as all those who have been by my side these last few years, making this next step possible. There is a lot of work ahead, but I am excited to get started. this new adventure,” he concluded.
