Difficult to stop Serge Saulnier when it you spoke of the Magny-Cours circuit (Nièvre) both the new Chairman of the Executive Board of the anonymous sport mixed economy society (SAEMS), Manager of the equipment, evokes it with fougue. "With its main runway, his track club and its dedicated to the karting track, it is one of the most beautiful of Europe", he tells. His appointment to this position by the General Council of Nièvre, reference shareholder, nothing is random. Chief Executive Officer from the civil society, his two predecessors having been a Director of the cabinet and a prefect very marked on the left, he knows the place in its lower corners. Arrived on site in 1972 as the engineer Jacques Lafitte, who then ran in Formula Renault, he was born the nivernais circuit in its current configuration in the early 1990. "I stayed at Magny-Cours 2006, three years with Jacques, then six years as a pilot and, finally, at the head of my company, named Saulnier Racing and engaged in formula 3 competitions", explained Serge Saulnier.
The man is no shortage of ideas to the site, who lost last year's the home of the Grand Prize of France of F 1. To increase attendance, which today lies around 250 days a year, he wants to organize courses of conduct - and especially of eco-, best rent lodges and video centre and out of its torpor the Ligier Museum. At the evocation of this name, Serge Saulnier eyes sparkle. It must be said that his arrival coincides with the entrance to the capital of the SAEMS of this living legend of motor sport, another recruit of choice still active at almost eighty years. "We will do all the good work, because Guy Ligier had an extraordinary life and has an impressive relational," confesses the pattern of the circuit.
Bring F1 in Magny-Cours
It relies on him to return F 1 in Magny-Cours. A country such as the France, with two of the largest European manufacturers of automobiles, a global manufacturer and tankers of importance, can do, in his eyes, the impasse of a such a showcase, both media technological. Even if the cost of one such plateau, 25 million dollars, for the less prohibitive.
At the age of fifty-seven, Serge Saunier gives therefore a new accelerator in his professional career. He could kindly wait for retirement, in Peugeot Sport where he officiated again just recently as Director and "team manager" for the mark of the lion to win the 24 hours of Le Mans in June 2009. But that was counting without the taste of the permanent challenge. One of its strategic axes for Magny-Cours illustrated. This Champenois of origin aims to create with the Technopole which borders a small "Silicon Valley" of motor sports circuit. "We speak the same language, business leaders and me." "Don't forget that I was one of them and I know their concern for rigour, honesty and professionalism", slide. Qualities that he willingly, takes adding the asset of experience. Is there then a defect in the armor, if this is an extreme modesty to discuss his private life Not really! By insisting, we learn that her two children to varying degrees share his love of motor sport. His daughter works at Renault Sport in the commercial and entertainment. His son, financial analyst, pilot, just for fun, a Lotus. On the other hand, there is more too fear at the wheel of a racing car of new generation. This year, he will participate in two or three events reserved for historical vehicles. A way to keep the hand, the foot still glued to the floor.
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