Alessandro Alunni Bravi has joined McLaren as their new Chief Enterprise Affairs Officer.
He left his position as Sauber’s group consultant when Jonathan Wheatley arrived as their new group principal.
It hasn’t taken Alunni Bravi lengthy to discover a new job within the F1 paddock.
Now part of the McLaren Racing Government Crew, he’ll report into CEO Zak Brown and start the job on February 1, 2025.
The newly created position will see Alunni Bravi work throughout “govt management throughout a spread of McLaren Racing enterprise issues together with authorized, driver improvement, business, driver contract administration and rights holders/governing physique administration”.
He may even take cost of the McLaren Driver Growth programme, from Stephanie Carlin. Carlin is staying at McLaren.
McLaren boss Brown stated: “I’m delighted to have Alessandro becoming a member of us along with his intensive experience and motorsport background.
“Alongside managing our authorized and driver improvement features, he may even present invaluable assist on all skilled driver enterprise administration issues, racing governance actions throughout our numerous rights holders and governing physique relationships and broad enterprise assist to all our racing sequence as wanted. We look ahead to welcoming him to the McLaren Racing household in February.
“I’d additionally prefer to thank Steve for his contribution to McLaren Racing’s success over the past two seasons and I want him nicely in his future endeavours.”
Alunni Bravi stated: “McLaren is a group I’ve been an enormous fan of my complete life, and it subsequently sparks particular feelings personally to have the chance to now work with such an incredible group of individuals. I’m so grateful to be becoming a member of such an amazing organisation with the values and tradition which are so clear to see from the surface.
“I need to reward the belief and confidence that Zak and the Board have put in me by giving my full dedication and energy to assist contribute to the continued success, as I consider teamwork is vital to every thing.
“I’m so completely satisfied to be becoming a member of a group that I actually consider units the benchmark in F1 each on and off the observe, and I can’t wait to get began initially of February.”