Ex-Alpine F1 boss Otmar Szafnauer has reveꦍaled he’s held talks with Andretti a🍒bout joining their new team.

Szafnauer was ousted as Alpine team principal during t🍸he middle of 𝔍2023.

The former Aston Martin boss is sti🌟ll out of work as he ser🎉ves the remainder of his gardening leave.

Andretti are gearing up for their potential entry in 2025, but they’ve still not had confirmation f🌠rom F1 that their application has been approved.

Speaking to Motorsport Magaz♓ine, Szafnauer revealed Michael Andretti had been in touch before he joined Alpine.

“I have had some discussions with Micha🏅el Andretti, he’d called me even before I went to Alpine, and I told him 🃏I’d love to help him,” Szafnauer said.

“𓃲They have to get the F1 entry first, because without an entry how can I help him? If they are accepted then I will be able to discuss getting involved, getting them started, getting t꧟hem moving.”

Szafnauer is itching to get back into F1 and feels he still hasꦓ a lot to give to a team.

“I’d like to continue but it’s got to ꦐbe in a position where my experience, my skill sets, can be put to good ♒use. I reckon I have another five to seven years in me,” he added.

“Maybe I have too high an opinion of myself… but I believe I still hold the skill sets to enable me to put a good t🥂eam together to be competitive in F1. So that’s ꦺwhat I want to do.

“Right now, I have the desire, but I ☂am biding my time while I cannot compete due to the provisions of my gardening leave. Pretty soon, [2024] hopefully, I can get back into the sport. Problem is, I am a little bit impatient.”