Shortly before the start of the season, Maserati was still without a team boss

There is no new Maserati team boss before Mexico

Media representatives were hoping that Maserati MSG – which emerged from the former Venturi racing team – would confirm the truth about the situation of the team boss in an online media roundup this Monday. But that shouldn’t happen. Ahead of next Saturday’s Mexico City ePrix, no new and permanent team boss will be presented, according to a team spokesperson when asked by Motorsport-Magazin.com insist.

The only thing that is clear is that Aznar Botella will not hold this position permanently according to the PR spokesperson, he has “other business commitments.” Maserati MSG has received “many requests” and there is no cause for concern within the team, it said. The first media reports that James Rossiter left the team appeared in mid-October last year…

So says the boss of Maserati motorsport

Three months later, Maserati Motorsport Director Giovanni Sgro had to answer a question in the media circuit MSM asked if, from the point of view of the Italian manufacturer, he was satisfied with this situation at MSG. The Monaco-based racing team has been chasing the brand with a third place finish since Maserati joined Formula E at the start of last season.

Giovanni Sgro said: “Loyalty is an important element in managing a team. I have faith in the Maserati MSG Racing Team, its drivers, the competence and leadership of the team. Jose Aznar not only has a very capable interim team boss, but also one. of team owners. Who better to steer this ship than someone who has a stake in the team and the company?”

The Roma-born Italian continued: “Is it better to start the season without a permanent team boss? I’ll leave the answer to that question for you. But I have confidence from the work the team will do in the post-season with Valencia during the trials .”

Starting the season without a team boss? Günther is confident

One can only speculate whether the current lack of a ‘real’ team boss will have an impact on the team’s performance. From the outside, this situation seems fine. Maximilian Günther, who gave Maserati its first victory and first pole position in 2023, said: “I am confident. We have great dynamics within the team. You saw that in Valencia and nothing has changed in this situation.”

Maserati, which uses customer cars from Stellantis’ French sister company DS in Formula E, finished its first season in sixth place. Günther from Allgäu alone collected 101 points out of 140, while his teammate and former runner-up Edoardo Mortara had a difficult year and eventually moved to Mahindra.

Günther before his sixth season in Formula E: “No changes were allowed in the hardware (Gen3 cars are homolated for two years due to cost; editor), but in many other areas. We made good progress. Our bag “I have a good feeling, although Mexico was a difficult place for us last year We had a good pace in the second half of the 2023 season and now we want to have an even better season.