Stake F1 Group KICK Sauber will bolster its administration group and proceed on its formidable restructuring path in direction of its future as Audi’s F1 manufacturing facility group with the appointment of Stefan Strähnz, who joins from Mercedes to the newly created place of Programme Director.
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Becoming a member of on October 1st, 2024, Strähnz will report on to CEO Andreas Seidl and can deliver a wealth of operational and organisational growth and management expertise because the group dramatically ramps up its progress within the run-up to Audi’s entry into the game in 2026.
Strähnz brings to the desk greater than 20 years’ expertise in F1, wherein he labored for Toyota, BAR, Renault and Lotus, and loved an unbelievable stage of success as a part of the Mercedes group, for which he labored for practically 13 years. Throughout this time, he held varied engineering roles earlier than shifting into technical administration and management positions, ultimately transitioning to operational and organisational technique growth and implementation. In these roles, Strähnz specialised in creating, simplifying and driving the supply of complicated and time-critical programmes, buying essential expertise that can be used as Sauber Motorsport transforms into the Audi manufacturing facility group.
Andreas Seidl, CEO of Sauber Group:
“I’m delighted to welcome Stefan to the group. I’m positive he’ll deliver an unbelievable quantity of expertise from his earlier roles, wherein he gained a number of races and championships, to enhance additional and strengthen our management group. Along with his distinctive expertise, Stefan will play a significant position in driving the group’s total effectiveness and put together us on our journey to full finance regulation optimisation as we turn into the Audi F1 manufacturing facility group. Working carefully with myself, the administration group and all our increasing technical, operational and finance departments, Stefan’s primary mission is to ship absolutely streamlined and optimised F1 automotive programmes, from idea by means of to trace introduction.”
Stefan Strähnz, Programme Director of Stake F1 Group KICK Sauber:
“I’m immensely proud and excited to hitch the gifted folks at Sauber Motorsport on our thrilling journey to turn into the Audi F1 manufacturing facility group in 2026. I’ve skilled an identical journey in my earlier roles. I’ll apply all my learnings and power to this new and difficult programme to develop the required instruments, processes and tradition for sustainable long-term on- and off-track success. It’s a true privilege to hitch such an iconic model as Audi with all its earlier know-how and motorsport achievements.
I sit up for taking a management position in our formidable targets to win championships in F1.”
