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Audi’s F1 debut gathered pace in Bahrain as the team unveiled a refined aerodynamic package, though a brief mechanical stoppage for Nico Hulkenberg provided an early reliability scare. Red Flags and Rapid Responses The biggest talking point of the afternoon was a brief but significant reliability scare for the German team. Nico Hulkenberg triggered a…
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Valtteri Bottas looks set to resign for the Sauber F1 seat. The team will become Audi from 2026. Valtteri Bottas looks set to resign for his Sauber F1 seat next year. He is their number one target in their final year under the Sauber umbrella. Audi will take over the team in 2026. He will…
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The four-time World Champion, Sebastian Vettel, has been rumoured to return to the sport with Audi after retiring from the sport in 2022. The F1 “silly season” rumours are in full swing and 2024 certainly hasn’t been disappointing in that aspect. For those who don’t know what “silly season” is, it’s a term that has…
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Ex-Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has been named as the new leader in a shake up of Audi’s Formula One campaign, which is set to hit the track in 2026. This comes with the departure of two significant figures within the organisation of Andreas Seidl and Oliver Hoffman. CEO of Audi AG Gernot Döllner speaks…
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It’s a shame that Carlos Sainz who, this year, has won a race, scored four podiums and been at times more than a match for one of F1’s premier talents in Charles Leclerc. He more than likely won’t have a competitive seat for 2025 and beyond. Photo: Scuderia Ferrari HP No top seat available Mercedes…
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Since Scuderia Ferrari announced the renewal of Charles Leclerc’s contract and the arrival of Lewis Hamilton, one question lingers in the Formula 1 paddock: where is Carlos Sainz going? The unexpected answer might be Williams. As Italian journalist Roberto Chinchero reports in his latest article for motorsport.com, the driver’s management is carrying out the negotiation…
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With Nico Hülkenberg getting another shot at an F1 works team just two years after he was sat on the sidelines, it leaves plenty of questions still to be answered about who goes where in 2025 – in this surprisingly early F1 ‘silly season.’ At the age of 36, Hülkenberg has signed a ‘multiyear deal’…
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In an announcement this morning, Audi confirmed their entry into the sport as a Power Unit supplier. I am delighted to welcome Audi to Formula 1, an iconic automotive brand, pioneer and technological innovator, This is a major moment for our sport that highlights the huge strength we have as a global platform that continues…
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In one of Formula 1’s worst kept secrets, Wolkswagen’s Audi brand had reportedly acquired a 75percent stake in Sauber. With the FIA and Formula 1 announcing the 2026 Power Unit Regulations, confirming a that price cap for manufacturers will be included, helping to limit costs, making a Formula 1 project more enticing than in previous…