Otmar Szafnauer left the competition as team principal back in 2022, however, he has certainly not disappered from the world of the competition. Indeed, with his company, Soft Pauer, he is providing various services to F1 organisations. In difficult times, Szafnauer had to rely on his money to keep his team going. In fact, in the past, he was able to pay everyone's salary at Force India on two occasions.