F1 Deputy Team Principal and Operations Salaries
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6 Staff
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| 1 |   Williams | Williams | Operations | Chief Operations Director | £300k-1m ($398k-1.3m) | |
Axel Kruse Salary
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| 2 |   | | Operations | Deputy Team Principal | £300k-1m ($398k-1.3m) | |
Bradley Lord Salary
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| 3 |   | | Operations | Chief Operating Officer of Audi Formula Racing | £300k-1m ($398k-1.3m) | |
Christian Foyer Salary
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| 4 |   | | Operations | Deputy Team Principal and Head of Ferrari Driver Academy | £300k-1m ($398k-1.3m) | |
Jérôme d’Ambrosio Salary
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| 5 |   | | Operations | Chief Operating Officer | £300k-1m ($398k-1.3m) | |
Rob White Salary
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| 6 |   | | Operations | Managing Director | £300k-1m ($398k-1.3m) | |
Steve Nielsen Salary
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How Much Do F1 Operations Chiefs Earn?
F1’s operations executives earn a base salary of £300k-1m ($398k-1.3m) on our figures, and a bonus of £30k-300k ($40k-398k) would lift that to £330k-1.3m ($437k-1.7m).
The band is wide because the jobs are. Steve Nielsen runs the whole of Alpine’s Enstone operation, while Bradley Lord at Mercedes and Jérôme d’Ambrosio at Ferrari deputize for their team principals. None of these salaries has been published.
Survey behind our band for operations executives and the 10% to 30% bonus range.
Steve Nielsen Runs Alpine Day to Day
Steve Nielsen became Alpine‘s managing director in September 2025 and runs the factory and race team at Enstone, answering only to executive adviser Flavio Briatore. It’s the widest day-to-day job in this group.
He came from the FIA, where he’d been sporting director, after years as F1’s own sporting director. His base salary is £300k-1m ($398k-1.3m) on our figures.
Who Are the Highest Paid F1 Operations Chiefs?
All six share one band, so the bars are level on our figures. The jobs behind them differ. Christian Foyer and Rob White are chief operating officers at Audi and Cadillac, and Axel Kruse runs operations at Williams.
The two deputy team principals are newer to the title. Lord took it in March 2026, and d’Ambrosio in October 2024.
What Net Worth Do F1 Operations Chiefs Have?
None of the six has a credible published net worth. They’re salaried executives without stakes in their teams, so their wealth comes from long careers of senior pay.
D’Ambrosio is the only one with a racing salary on record, from a full season with Virgin in 2011. He raced in Formula E until 2020 before moving into management, a very different route to the job from White, who spent decades building engines at Cosworth and Renault.
Spotrac's record of Jérôme d'Ambrosio's racing contracts, including his 2011 Virgin deal.
What Does a Deputy Team Principal Do in F1?
A deputy team principal shares the running of the team with the boss. They take on parts of the management, deal with the FIA and the other teams when the principal is busy and often lead a specific area, such as communications at Mercedes or the driver academy at Ferrari.
Chief operating officers and managing directors focus on the factory. They run budgets, staff, facilities and logistics so the engineers can build and race the car within the cost cap.
F1's report on Bradley Lord becoming deputy team principal at Mercedes.
Reports Jérôme d'Ambrosio's appointment as Ferrari's deputy team principal.
Alpine's announcement of Steve Nielsen as managing director.
F1 Operations Pay: FAQs
A deputy team principal helps the team principal run an F1 team. They take on part of the management workload, stand in when the boss is away and usually lead a specific area. Bradley Lord still runs communications at Mercedes, and Jérôme d’Ambrosio heads Ferrari’s driver academy.
Deputy team principals in F1 earn a base salary of £300k-1m ($398k-1.3m) on F1 Salaries’ figures, with a bonus of up to £300k ($398k) on top. Neither Mercedes nor Ferrari has published what it pays its deputy, and the top of the band is still a fraction of a team principal’s pay.
Jérôme d’Ambrosio is Ferrari’s deputy team principal, a job he started on October 1, 2024 after leaving Mercedes. He reports to Frédéric Vasseur and also heads the Ferrari Driver Academy. Before moving into management he raced in F1 for Virgin and in Formula E.
A chief operating officer in F1 runs the business side of the factory. The job covers budgets under the cost cap, staffing, facilities, supply chain and logistics, so the technical departments can design and race the car. Audi and Cadillac both have one, with Christian Foyer and Rob White in the role.