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Who slept worst last night: Mattia Binotto

Two cars on fire, a disqualification, another DNS, and an early retirement: Audi’s showing in Miami was more reminiscent of the 'Silver Torches' of 2004

Motorsport

Audi chief lays out ‘fight for F1 titles’ plan despite ‘bumpy’ 2026 season prediction

Audi launched their 2026 car in Berlin on Tuesday night ahead of their F1 debut in Australia on 8 March

The Independent UK

Audi CEO was sceptical about German giant entering Formula 1 – but this is why he’s now all in

Exclusive: Gernot Dollner speaks to The Independent about how he took some convincing Audi should be in Formula One and his hopes for the manufacturer’s first season

The Independent UK

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Audi boss says a new small Audi is in the pipeline

Audi boss Gernot Dollner confirms entry-level A1 and Q2 models will die soon, but replacements on the way

The Independent UK

Step one in Audi’s big comeback? Killing off over 100 steering wheels

New plans mean more clarity in everything Audi does – from design to the way you buy

The Independent UK

How F1 plans to avoid “misery and humiliation” in 2026 rules

When Formula 1 adopted turbocharged hybrid power units for the 2014 season, one manufacturer – Mercedes – had been ploughing resources into its project longer and more intensively than anyone else. The result was almost five seasons of total dominance while rivals struggled to catch up – and in the…

Autosport

Why Qatar is buying into troubled Audi F1 programme

"Be fearful when others are greedy – and greedy when others are fearful." The famous words of US investment guru Warren Buffett aptly sum up the Qatari Investment Authority's reasons for taking a shareholding in Audi's Formula 1 team.

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Audi insists VW Group crisis no threat to F1 project amid Qatar buy-in

Audi boss Gernot Dollner insists the manufacturer’s commitment to Formula 1 is not threatened by the financial dramas faced by parent company the Volkswagen Group.

Autosport

Qatar poised for buy-in of Audi’s F1 team

Audi is on the verge of selling a shareholding in its Formula 1 Sauber team to Qatar – with an announcement potentially coming ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix.

Autosport

Wheatley and Binotto to form “dual management” of Audi F1 team

Jonathan Wheatley and Mattia Binotto will form a “dual management” structure of Audi’s Formula 1 team when the marque rebrands the Sauber squad in 2026.

Autosport

Binotto brought in to "change speed" of Audi F1 programme

Mattia Binotto's sole leadership of Audi's Formula 1 effort should "change the speed" of its Sauber takeover, says team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi.

Motorsport

Audi’s F1 project under fresh uncertainty as senior figure faces exit

Just a few months after CEO Markus Duesmann, regarded as the key advocate for its F1 project, left the company, it now appears that one of its other architects, chief development officer Oliver Hoffmann, is also set to move on.

Autosport

New CEO reaffirms Audi's commitment to join F1 in 2026

Long-serving Volkswagen Group manager and strategist Gernot Dollner took the top spot at Audi in September after former CEO Markus Duesmann, who led the marque's decision to enter F1 via a takeover of Sauber and the construction of its own power unit, was ousted by the board.

Motorsport

Audi receives heavy criticism from teams after factory GT3 exit

It was revealed last week that Audi’s customer racing division will be downsized next year, with the German manufacturer ending the production of R8 LMS GT3 and other racing models within its range. Audi’s works driver pool will also be disbanded, impacting as many as 14 drivers, while teams that…

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