Alfa Romeo will be no more in 2026, as Sauber will be taken over by German car manufacturers Audi, who will join the grid for the first time. The takeover will come with a huge boost of resources and quality, meaning that the team will be looking to significantly improve on Alfa Romeo’s current finishing
MoreThree-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner and ex-Formula 1 driver Allan McNish has revealed how “very busy” Audi have been since their 2026 F1 entry was announced, with their first race in the sport now just 39 months away. McNish is an incredibly decorated driver who has claimed several racing titles with Audi, who he has been
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Audi Formula 1 boss Adam Baker has revealed that the German manufacturer will introduce a development driver towards the end of 2023, as the company continues to prepare for their 2026 entry. According to Baker, the development driver will be brought in to focus on the team’s power unit and their overall progression towards 2026,
MoreAudi are certainly expecting a lot from their “strategic” partnership with Sauber in Formula 1, with Audi managing director Tom Baker having revealed that the German manufacturer are targeting victories “after three years”. Apart from Red Bull Powertrains, Audi are the only new power unit supplier to have been confirmed for 2026, when the new
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Ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger has been tipped to take an important role in Audi’s incoming F1 side, with the German manufacturer set to join the sport in 2026. After acquiring a 75-percent stake in Sauber’s F1 team, the Volkswagen-owned manufacturer will be entering the sport in 2026 when the new engine regulations are introduced, with
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown isn’t “worried” yet about potentially losing star driver Lando Norris, who is reportedly on Audi’s radar for 2026. A move to Audi in 2026 would see the British driver follow former McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl, who was announced last week as the new CEO of the Sauber Group, who
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Formula 1’s most famous manufacturer, Ferrari, are yet to confirm if they’ll remain in the sport from 2026, the year when the new engine regulations will be introduced. The new engine regulations will see the paddock switch to sustainable fuels, with the championship continuing to push towards its goal of being net carbon zero by
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Despite Formula 1 having entered the winter break, a time when usually the sport begins to quieten down whilst the teams enjoy some much-deserved rest, nothing of the sort has happened so far since the season finale in Abu Dhabi. This past week has been a relentless one in particular, with silly season continuing to grow ever
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Whilst it might currently be the Formula 1 winter break, that doesn’t mean the sport stops delivering huge headlines day after day. At least that’s how it currently feels, with the conclusion of the drivers’ silly season having been replaced by the team principals having their very own silly period, following a magnitude of changes.
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The major change in the engine regulations in 2026 will come with another change to the sport, as Audi join the grid as they complete their takeover of Sauber, which was announced earlier this year. The team have chosen 2026 as their target year to join the grid because they plan to provide their own
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