Following the announcement that Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur will be departing the Hinwil-based team to join Ferrari, Sauber announced that McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl will take the Frenchman’s role as CEO of the Sauber Group. Interestingly, Seidl was linked to the team principal role at Ferrari but rejected it due to being happy with
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Ferrari’s 2022 season fizzled out much earlier than the team would have hoped, as reliability issues and strategy errors saw them quickly fall away from eventual double winners Red Bull in the title race. Charles Leclerc was reportedly not on speaking terms with team principal going into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after a serious
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Audi have confirmed that they will be entering into Formula 1 in 2026, taking over Sauber with a 75% buyout. The team will have its power unit provided by Audi, with the German car manufacturer being confident of creating a car and power unit capable of fighting for wins within only a couple of years.
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Following Wednesday’s announcement that Audi will become the new partner of Sauber from 2026 in Formula 1, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has revealed that the brand has “no desire” to continue in the championship. Alfa Romeo will remain as the naming sponsor of the Hinwil-based team until the end of next season, when they will
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Although Audi have announced their desire to enter Formula 1, no such formal announcement has been released to make this dream a reality. It is thought that the German car manufacturer, alongside a currently unnamed partner, will complete a take over of Swiss-based F1 team Alfa Romeo. Formula 1 project manager at Audi, Adam Baker,
MoreAudi have begun the process of hiring engineers for their engine department in Germany ahead of their arrival into Formula 1 in 2026. The German company, as well as sister car maker Porsche, were given permission by parent company, Volkswagen, to enter the pinnacle of motorsport in 2026 earlier this year. The motoring giant is
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Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, predicts that moving part of the works operation away from Hinwil might be costly for Audi when they take over from the Sauber team. Audi will be entering Formula 1 in 2026, the year that new power units will be introduced, so they have plenty of time to design, build
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Alfa Romeo CEO, Jean-Philippe Imperato, has insisted that there are a number of avenues the Italian car maker could go down after they split with Sauber at the end of 2023. Alfa have a rich history in Formula 1, winning the first-ever championship race in Silverstone in 1950 through Giuseppe Farina. The Italian, and then
MoreAudi are reported to have acquired 120 employees to their technical department, and are looking to a former Formula 1 driver to head the team. At the start of the year, Audi and Porsche were reported to be preparing a proposal to their parent company, Volkswagen, to enter F1 in 2026. Initial suggestions were that
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A report has suggested that Audi are poised to announce that they have purchased 75 percent of the Sauber Group. The German motoring giant, along with its sister company, Porsche, were given the green light by their parent company, Volkswagen, to proceed with plans to enter the pinnacle of motorsport in 2026 earlier this year.
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