Key Highlights: Oscar Piastri was stripped of his seventh-place result at the Mexico City Grand Prix following a 10-second penalty for a collision with Arvid Lindblad. The penalty demoted the McLaren driver from P7 to P15, promoting Audi’s Gabriel Bortoleto into the points-paying positions. The incident marks Piastri’s fourth point-less outing of the campaign, following ...
Key Highlights Nico Hulkenberg finished 11th at the Circuit of The Americas, marking his third P11 result in the last four races and highlighting Audi’s recurring near-misses outside the points. An unusual launch issue caused Hulkenberg’s car to enter anti-stall several meters off the line, while teammate Gabriel Bortoleto recovered from grid penalties to finish ...
Key Highlights Arvid Lindblad, Franco Colapinto, and Gabriel Bortoleto have received grid penalties for the United States Grand Prix after taking on new power unit components. Gabriel Bortoleto faces a cumulative 20-place drop that will send him to the back of the grid, while Colapinto receives a 10-place penalty and Lindblad a five-place drop. Action ...
Key Highlights Gabriel Bortoleto is in his second Formula 1 season and his first with Audi as a full works team, sitting 15th in the drivers’ standings with 10 points. Audi is eighth in the constructors’ standings, while Bortoleto’s teammate Nico Hulkenberg has scored 13 points. Bortoleto consults close friend and four-time champion Max Verstappen ...
Key Highlights: Gabriel Bortoleto acknowledges that fellow Gen-Z rivals Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar have already reached Formula 1 podiums, but insists patience is the right response as he builds Audi’s long-term F1 project from within. The 2023 F3 and 2024 F2 champion draws mentorship from both Audi team principal Mattia Binotto and four-time world ...
Key Highlights Rafael Camara has secured a Formula 1 seat for next season after receiving the promotion news from Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu. The Ferrari Driver Academy talent is aiming to secure the Formula 2 championship, where he currently holds a seven-point lead over Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov with two rounds remaining. Upon ...
Key Highlights Audi narrowly missed out on a top-10 finish after Nico Hulkenberg was passed by Racing Bulls’ Arvid Lindblad on the final lap. Gabriel Bortoleto received a 10-second penalty for a collision with Williams driver Carlos Sainz after a wet-weather tire gamble backfired early. The team received a partially suspended fine for an unsafe ...
Key Highlights: Audi has unveiled a bespoke livery for the Singapore Grand Prix, marking the team’s first night race in Formula 1. The Audi R26 design blends Titanium Silver Grey with traditional Peranakan patterns on the sidepods and rear wing, extending to drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto’s race suits. The launch coincides with a ...
Key Highlights Audi plans a new campus near its existing Formula 1 facility in Hinwil, Switzerland. Parts of the Zurichstrasse campus are scheduled to become operational in summer 2026, with completion planned for 2030. The Wildbachstrasse site will be redeveloped, while Audi’s wind tunnel will remain in operation. Audi Formula 1 plans new Hinwil campus ...
The Audi Formula 1 team will proceed with its appeal against the stewards’ decision not to penalize Yuki Tsunoda for causing an extra formation lap at the Italian Grand Prix, Motorsport.com understands. Tsunoda’s Grid Alignment Triggers Aborted Start The incident occurred at the start of the Monza race when race director Rui Marques aborted the ...
Audi has formally notified the FIA of its intention to appeal the stewards’ decision not to penalize Yuki Tsunoda following the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The move centers on the application of Article B5.9.4 of the 2026 Formula 1 Sporting Regulations regarding extra formation lap procedures. Tsunoda’s Grid Position Triggers Extra Formation Lap The ...
Former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley has praised Audi’s Formula 1 power unit headquarters, describing the German manufacturer’s engine department as “second to none”. Speaking…