37. Andreas Seidl

Andreas Seidl (born 6 January 1976) is a German motorsport engineer and manager. He is currently the team principal of the McLaren Formula One Team, and previously team principal of the Hybrid Porsche LMP1 program.

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Andreas Seidl graduated from the Technical University in Munich with a diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Seidl previously worked in F1 for BMW between 2000 and 2009. After BMW withdrew from Formula 1, Seidl then managed BMW’s DTM comeback in 2012. In 2013, Seidl joined the Porsche LMP1 squad as Director of Race Operations and was promoted to Team Principal in 2014. On 10 January 2019, McLaren appointed Seidl as team principal of their Formula 1 team. He started working with the team on 1 May 2019.

After a successful track record with Porsche, Seidl was then approached by McLaren’s chief executive Zak Brown about the possibility of him joining McLaren. The offer was appealing to the German as F1 was always his first love.

On January 9, 2019, Seidl was appointed as team principal of McLaren’s F1 team. In May 2019, he started to work on the team’s technical and operational department and led the team to secure P3 in the Constructors’ Championship in 2020. McLaren seems to be heading towards a bright future with Seidl’s positive changes in their F1 team. Zak Brown even thinks Seidl is the best on the Formula 1 grid.

Besides his professional relationships, Andreas Seidl does not seem to address his personal affairs to the media. Maybe because of his uncompromising work ethic and intense passion for F1, Siedl has not talked much about his relationships.

However, some sources have reported that McLaren’s chief is a married man and father of two children whose family lives in Germany. Although Andreas Seidl’s wife and kids have been hidden from the public eyes, we hope the family is enjoying the best days of their life.