Key Highlights: Longtime Hinwil stalwart Beat Zehnder will leave the Audi Formula 1 team at the end of December 2026. Zehnder spent decades with the Swiss squad, attending 601 consecutive Grands Prix as team manager and sporting director. His exit comes amid organizational restructuring as the team prepares its operations for the 2027 season and ...
Key Highlights: Sergio Perez achieves an elite Formula 1 milestone by entering the 300-race club, standing alongside iconic drivers such as Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, and Rubens Barrichello. A storied career arc includes a shocking podium breakthrough with Sauber, five podiums with Force India, saving hundreds of factory jobs through administration proceedings, and a maiden ...
Key Highlights: Sebastian Vettel reflected on his early Formula 1 career in the new ARD documentary Being Sebastian Vettel, detailing why his contractually promised race seat with BMW Sauber never materialized. Internal skepticism at BMW Sauber regarding his pace allowed Red Bull to step in, with co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz personally approving his full-time switch to ...