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F1 team principals: Who are they and what do they do?

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F1 team principals: Who are they and what do they do? Here is who is in charge of every team on the F1 grid and what they do in their roles.

Laurent Mekies replaced Christian Horner as Red Bull team boss after 20 years in charge.

The role of a team principal in F1 has evolved since the early days of the series.

Alan Permane has been working in Formula 1 since he joined the Benetton team back in 1989 .

He was sporting director of the Red Bull junior outfit for a little over a year before moving to the senior team in 2024 .

Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen has worked in F1 since 1986 .

Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley has taken on his new role as team principal at Sauber from 1 April .

Ayao Komatsu replaced Gunther Steiner as Haas team principal for the 2024 F1 season after the American outfit finished bottom of the 2023 championship.

Komatsu became the first Japanese team principal of a European -based team.

Frederic Vasseur and Andrea Stella have been in charge of F1 teams since 2023 .

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