Zak Brown has revealed that Andreas Seidl had already informed him of his plans to leave McLaren, but his exit was ultimately fast-tracked by Ferrari’s move for Frederic Vasseur F1
Speaking to media includingin a press conference after Andrea Stella was named as Seidl’s successor with immediate effect, McLaren CEO Brown explained the timeline of events that led to the changes.Video of What went wrong for Mattia Binotto? What next for Ferrari?
“Probably pretty clear where that destination would be, which was quite understandable, given his background.“So at that time we intended to continue for the foreseeable future because the relationship is very healthy and his work discipline is very strong. “My reaction was that if Andrea would be happy to join as team principal, then I’d be very happy to make that change now, which I think puts everyone in their permanent homes for the foreseeable future.
Brown refused to specify an exact date when Seidl informed him of his plans to leave, but joked it was “after the first race and before the last race” and gave McLaren “sufficient time”.
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