Otmar Szafnauer, chief govt officer and staff principal of the Aston Martin System One staff introduced his departure on Wednesday.

The Silverstone-based staff, owned by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, mentioned in a press release {that a} management staff would take over till a alternative was appointed.

“We wish to thank him for the service offered to the staff over the previous 12 years and want him effectively for the longer term as he’ll undoubtedly tackle new challenges.

“Thankfully, we’re led and managed by a robust group of people, and we’re comfy to take a while to discover choices earlier than saying a brand new staff construction. The main target of the staff is at the moment on getting ready probably the most aggressive automotive doable for the beginning of the 2022 season,” the assertion added.

The Romanian-American engineer joined the staff in 2009 when it was Power India, and in 2018 Szafnauer was made staff principal when the Stroll consortium took possession and rebranded to Racing Level.

The staff modified to its newest guise as Aston Martin in 2021, when Stroll purchased a 16.7% stake within the British sports activities automotive producer. Stroll has since appointed former McLaren staff boss Martin Whitmarsh as CEO of Aston Martin Efficiency Applied sciences, a task that was senior to Szafnauer’s and oversees the operating of the F1 staff.

Szafnauer has been linked with a transfer to rivals Alpine in late 2021, nonetheless he described early experiences as “pure media hypothesis” when requested on the Brazilian Grand Prix in November.