Ex-F1 team boss survives scary plane incident in the United States

Szafnauer was flying with Delta Airlines in the United States when suddenly, the engine failed as the aircraft was taking off from Savannah, Georgia, to Atlanta.

The plane safely completed its emergency landing, leaving no one injured after the frightening incident.

The former Formula 1 team boss posted the incident on social media with the caption: "Fuel burning from the failed engine."

Later, Szafnauer also took a selfie with the pilots as well. "Many thanks to these two professionals for expertly handling our engine failure on takeoff (just past Vr)."

Szafnauer previously worked for Aston Martin (and its predecessors, Force India and Racing Point) and as a team principal for Alpine until July 2023.

In an exclusive interview with GPblog, Szafnauer previously talked about his plans.

"If a 12-team opportunity becomes available, if and when, I want to be ready so that I will put an application in and I want to be ready so it can be successful," he said.