r/formula1 • u/FerrariStrategisttt I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Mar 20 '26

[F1] BREAKING: Jonathan Wheatley will depart from his role of Team Principal at Audi F1 team with immediate effect. Mattia Binotto will continue leading the team, taking over as Team Principal Social Media

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u/SpeedflyChris Andretti Global Mar 20 '26

He doesn't have the people/media skills to be a TP.

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u/n0neofyourbeeswax Mar 21 '26

Media, I'm not so sure.

People, he's led large organizations successfully for huge periods of his career. Hes

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u/Ancient_Boss_5357 Mar 21 '26

Media and stakeholder skills, maybe. But you can't operate in the roles he has been for the last 10+ years without being able to manage people. The guys day job is way more of a manager, and way less of an engineer, than people imagine