Farewell to Alunni Bravi: Clean team needs new captain in front of Audi era!
Alessandro Alunni Bravi leaves clean after eight years. Audi takes over from 2026. Nico Hülkenberg is ready.

Farewell to Alunni Bravi: Clean team needs new captain in front of Audi era!
In a surprising step, the clean team of Formula 1 announced that Alessandro Alunni Bravi will leave the team at the end of this month. Alunni Bravi, who had worked in various key roles at the racing team since 2017, was most recently active as a team representative in the race weekends. The decision is made in a turbulent time in which Audi is preparing for the full takeover of the team in 2026, which results in a remarkable change of strategy. Live reports , it will now be necessary for the team to find a new team leader, since Jonathan Wheathy can only begin in April.
After a successful career in which Alunni Bravi acted as a board member and managing director, he now withdraws to seek new challenges. When he said goodbye, Alunni Bravi expressed emotions and gratitude for his time at Sauber: "It is an emotional time because my journey comes to an end," he said, emphasizing the changes and challenges with which the team was confronted. "The organization has lived through exciting and difficult times without ever losing their spirit," continued Alunni Bravi. f1i.com reports that his successor, Jonathan Wheastley, has extensive experience and a clear message for the new era of the Audi-Sauber-Projekt sends.
This change falls into a crucial phase for the team, which is prepared for complete integration under the Audi roof. In addition to Nikol Hülkenberg, who takes over the cockpit this season, Sauber urgently needs a new team boss to ensure that all the necessary steps are smooth for the transition. While Hülkenberg is on board to actively shape the process, the new management style must be explained by the beginning of the season.
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