Axel Kruse

Chief Operations Director

Axel Kruse is an experienced motorsport professional currently serving as Chief Operations Director at Williams Racing since September 2025. Previously, Kruse held various leadership roles at Sauber Group from January 2010 to May 2025, including Chief Operating Officer Motorsport and Chief Operating Officer Motorsport & CEO of Sauber Technologies AG. Earlier in the career, Kruse worked at BMW Sauber F1 Team as Leiter Einkauf, Lager und Transport from June 2006 to December 2009, and at BMW Motorsport from January 2002 to May 2006 as Einkäufer und Projektleiter Motorsport. Axel Kruse earned a Diplom-Ingenieur in Fahrzeugtechnik from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences between June 1992 and July 1997.

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