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Formula 1: surprise! New boss takes over - he worked with Michael Schumacher for a long time

2020-09-27T09:56:49.789Z


Formula 1 has a new boss. At the top of the premier class is now a man who has been with Ferrari for a long time - and Schumi's close confidante.


Formula 1 has a new boss.

At the top of the premier class is now a man who has been with Ferrari for a long time - and Schumi's close confidante.

  • Stefano Domenicali

    becomes the new managing director of

    Formula 1

    *.

  • He was

    sports director

    and

    team boss

    at

    Ferrari

    *

    for many years

    .

  • Chase Carey is

    leaving office after three years.

London - At the top of

Formula 1

*, a spectacular change is becoming apparent before the Russia race:

According to media reports,

ex-Ferrari team boss

Stefano Domenicali

is to

inherit

the previous CEO

Chase

Carey

.

His contract expires.

As the

BBC

reports, the ten teams have already been informed of the decision.

Domenicali was

team principal

at

Ferrari

from 2007 to 2014

.

During the successful era of

Michael Schumacher

*, he worked as a

sports director

at Scuderia.

He led the team to their last title so far, the

Constructors' Championship in 2008

, before he was forced to retire in 2014 after a bad start to the season.

He has been the managing director of

Lamborghini

since 2016

.

Formula 1: Change at the top - Domenicali comes for Carey

After Formula 1 agreed on a new basic contract, a change at the top was obvious.

Ex-CEO Chase Carey

will assume representative tasks

as

F1 president

in the future.

He took over the office in 2017 as part of the takeover of Formula 1 by the American company

Liberty Media

from F1 light

figure Bernie Ecclestone

.

+

(Still) acting Formula 1 managing director: Chase Carey.

© Zsolt Czegledi / dpa

Carey has achieved a lot in his comparatively short term in office: The new Concorde agreement, including new regulations, including the breakthrough with the

budget ceiling,

has helped secure a sustainable future for the racing series.

With Domenicali there is now a “man from racing” again.

Formula 1: Ferrari's influence on the top becomes even greater

Meanwhile, Formula 1 has to be careful that it doesn't degenerate completely into Ferrari land.

The influence of the Italian racing team in the leadership of the motorsport premier class could increase further - with

Jean Todt

, a long-time Ferrari team boss holds the post of

FIA President

.

In addition,

Ross Brawn is the

current

Formula 1 sports director

, he was technology director in the Schumacher era *.

Now Schumacher's son Mick could soon drive in Formula 1 *.

In the 70-year history of Formula 1, Domenicali will only be the third boss to hold the reins.

A large number of names were associated with the position - including current F1 team bosses such as

Toto Wolff

(

Mercedes

*) or

Christian Horner

.

(

Red Bull

*) (epp)

* tz.de is part of the Ippen editorial network.

Source: merkur

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