{"id":721171,"date":"2026-06-07T14:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/721171\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:58:12","slug":"audi-f1s-nico-hulkenberg-and-gabriel-bortoleto-test-new-nuvolari-supercar-ahead-of-monaco-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/721171\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi F1&#8217;s Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto test new Nuvolari supercar ahead of Monaco GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, Audi Formula 1 drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto took a brief break from their race preparations to put the German marque&#8217;s highly anticipated new supercar, the Audi Nuvolari, through its paces during some hot laps.<\/p>\n<p>Named after the pre-war racing legend Tazio Nuvolari, the limited-production machine is powered by a 4.0-litre biturbo V8 engine, which produces 1001 PS and can reach a top speed of more than 350 km\/h. It can accelerate from 0-100 km\/h in just 2.6 seconds and reaches 200 km\/h in 6.8 seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, what truly counts is the overall package &#8211; that is, how the car feels, how precisely it responds, and how well performance and drivability complement each other. The Nuvolari\u00a0really has a lot to offer,&#8221; Hulkenberg said of the new supercar in an Audi press release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s exciting to see just how much potential this car has, and the power of the high-performance hybrid powertrain &#8211; with over 1,000 PS &#8211; is truly impressive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bortoleto added: &#8220;What stands out immediately is how clean and predictable the car feels on turn-in. There\u2019s basically no understeer, which is impressive given the level of performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The balance stays very neutral and precise, giving you the confidence to carry speed through the corners. You can clearly feel how the different systems &#8211; especially the aerodynamics and torque distribution &#8211; work together as one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As a tribute to Nuvolari, the F1 team has added yellow accents to its R26 and Hulkenberg has also introduced a special helmet.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hulkenberg and Bortoleto qualified in 13th and 16th for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix. Bortoleto currently sits 15th in the drivers&#8217; standings, with his German team-mate in 18th. Audi, which joined the grid as a works team in 2026 after taking over Sauber, is ninth in the constructors&#8217; standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photos from Monaco GP &#8211; Sunday<\/p>\n<p>            We want your opinion!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-auto\">What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"ms-link text-link font-bold\">Take our 5 minute survey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-1 text-body\">&#8211; The Motorsport.com Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahead of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, Audi Formula 1 drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto took a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":721172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[584,260702,49,48,578,257436,576,577,3031,249565,3019,82,4962],"class_list":["post-721171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-audi","tag-audi-f1s-nico-hulkenberg-and-gabriel-bortoleto-test-new-nuvolari-supercar-ahead-of-monaco-gp","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-f1-monaco-grand-prix","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-gabriel-bortoleto","tag-monaco-gp","tag-nico-hulkenberg","tag-sports","tag-trendingteam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=721171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/721172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=721171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=721171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=721171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}