Sauber promotes Kaltenborn to Team Principal

The fourth oldest team in Formula One, Sauber, has a new team principal. Who would have thought that in the top flight of motor racing and male dominated sport, a woman would be the "top dog"?

Peter Sauber had always insisted that he didn't want to be in control of the team when he turned 70, and has recently relinquished control of the day-to-day operations to Monisha Kaltenborn.

Monisha Kaltenborn (L), with owner and founder Peter Sauber

Indian-born Kaltenborn joined Sauber in 2000 as head of its legal team and had been CEO since 2010. With her new position comes a third of the shares in the company.

Sauber on passing the baton: "...I'm in no doubt that Monisha has all the necessary skills to be an outstanding team principal, and I'm equally certain she will ensure that the values underpinning the company live on. That is very important to me."

This move's timing could not have been better for the Sauber Team has had four podium finishes this year. Kamui Kobayashi raced to the checkered flag in third place at the last race (Japan) while his teammate Sergio Perez was runner up at the Malaysian GP and Italian GP, and third at the Canadian GP.

What a great story. Kudos to Monisha and keep up the good job!

To watch a short video on "Woman power on the F1 tracks", please click here.

Source: Sauber F1 Team, Crash.net
Photo credit: Sauber F1 Team