Double winner of the Dakar marathon rally, driver of the KAMAZ-master team Dmitry Sotnikov in an interview with , he said that the riders were trying to get used to maintaining subordination when communicating with the new head of the Chelny team Eduard Nikolaev .
Nikolaev replaced Vladimir Chagin as head of KAMAZ-master on November 30, 2023. Nikolaev arrived at KAMAZ-master in 2003, the 39-year-old driver continues his sporting career.
— Eduard Nikolaev became the new head of master KAMAZ. Tell us how the team lives now?
— Edward is trying to bring something new. He is a true athlete, he has achieved impressive results in rally raid and comes from a gymnastics background. Under him, we started doing more sports outside of work hours. We bought a ping pong table, table football and air hockey. It helps people relax after work and take a break from their daily work.
Our work has not diminished; the tasks facing the team are the highest. I don’t know how Eduard manages to do everything, but he covers both organizational and production processes. It seems to me that he even looks calmer during the race (smiles).
— Edik or Edouard Valentinovitch?
– At work – by name and patronymic. And when we communicate with each other, it is without formality. He is a runner himself, he perfectly understands what we need, so there is no need to explain anything.
– What kind of leader is Nikolaev?
— He tries to appear tough, but approaches every situation with understanding. I haven’t punished anyone yet and it seems like we haven’t given a reason (laughs).
— Friendship doesn’t interfere with work matters?
— We are trying to get used to the fact that now we have to maintain subordination, after all, Eduard is our leader. We respect him, appreciate him and help him in every way possible.
— Is Vladimir Chagin coming to visit us?
— Yes, he is constantly in our center, participating in meetings and meetings. We are still in contact with him,” Sotnikov told .
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