Audi have introduced their arrival in Method 1 by revealing a smooth 2026 livery at a glitzy launch occasion in Berlin.
Audi are making a primary look in Method 1 after taking up what was previously the Sauber workforce, however are additionally taking over the most important problem of producing their very own engine.
Their entry to the game coincides with the introduction of latest engine and chassis rules, with the extra sustainable nature of the previous being a vital issue within the German model’s want to hitch the grid.
The workforce had already shared its livery idea at an occasion in November final yr, however the last product was revealed on Tuesday with title sponsor Revolut added to the titanium silver and and shiny Audi crimson physique, with the model’s four-ring brand that includes on a carbon black engine cowl.
Gernot Dollner, the chief govt of the broader Audi model, made clear the bold targets the corporate are setting for its new F1 workforce as he mentioned: “All of us share one clear imaginative and prescient: to compete on the highest degree and to combat for championships by 2030.”
Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto kind the Swiss-based workforce’s driver line-up for the second yr working, with the pairing serving to the outfit to an improved exhibiting of their last yr underneath the Sauber title.
Ninth represented a one-place enchancment within the standings however their whole of 70 factors was comfortably their greatest since 2012, aided by Hulkenberg’s first-career podium in F1 on the 239th try on the British Grand Prix.
Audi’s operations are unfold throughout Europe with chassis and race operations managed from Hinwil, Switzerland, energy unit building in Neuberg, Germany, whereas the workforce have additionally established a know-how centre in Bicester, England.
When is F1 pre-season testing?
The introduction of latest rules means there’s a strong schedule of three separate testing occasions earlier than the beginning of the 2026 season.
The primary is a behind-closed-doors occasion in Barcelona from January 26-30, earlier than two assessments comply with in Bahrain from February 11-13 and 18-20.
When is the primary F1 race?
The groups then have two weeks to organize for the opening spherical of the season, which is the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne from March 6-8.
The primary follow periods of the season will happen on Friday 6 March, with Qualifying on Saturday 7 March and the opening race on Sunday 8 March.
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