Audi is likely to align with the Sauber—currently Alfa Romeo—team as it prepares to compete in F1 for the first time.
Audi has only announced its involvement as a PU provider so far but it will partner with an existing team, rather than create a new operation from scratch.
Formula 1’s 2026 power unit regulations were finally approved by the FIA last week, following a delay by President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, giving the green light for parent company VW to authorize Audi’s Formula 1 project. Audi, along with sister company Porsche, were involved in the lengthy discussions surrounding Formula 1’s 2026 power unit, as the championship sought to entice them to the grid.The 2026 PU will be based around the current 1.6-liter V6, with the MGU-H dropped, greater output from the MGU-K and ERS, as well as fully sustainable fuels. There will also be a cost cap for PU manufacturers. These elements were all cited as crucial for Audi’s participation from 2026.
“Certainly we have to bring them up to F1 standards which takes a long time, that is already ongoing,” said Duesmann. “We have a fantastic team of people there—motorsport-experienced people—but we also have to hire some new people, this takes some time. And as everything will be brand new there is not long, in less than four years from now we will be on the grid and racing in F1 races, so this is not too long.
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