{"id":362506,"date":"2026-01-10T09:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/362506\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T09:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:07:11","slug":"audi-f1-team-f1-racing-team-hulkenberg-bortoleto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/362506\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi F1 Team \u2013 F1 Racing Team \u2013 Hulkenberg, Bortoleto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Given Audi\u2019s decades of success in global motorsport, it\u2019s hard to believe that 2026 marks the famous German marque\u2019s first foray into Formula 1. Having announced plans to become a power unit supplier back in 2022, their hunger to compete quickly grew \u2013 resulting in the acquisition of the Sauber team, now the first-ever Audi works squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Ex-Ferrari team chief Mattia Binotto heads up the project, while former Red Bull stalwart Jonathan Wheatley is Team Principal. As for driving prowess, that comes from the tried-and-tested mix of youth and experience that is Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Present Audi R26 Concept as a preview of the colour scheme and design of the brand\u2019s first Formula 1 car. Revolut announced as team\u2019s title sponsor for 2026 entry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Expand Formula 1 commitment with 100 percent takeover of Sauber and installation of former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto as head of F1 project. Jonathan Wheatley to exit Red Bull to become Team Principal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Audi \u2013 part of the Volkswagen Group \u2013 announce they will become an F1 engine supplier when new power unit regulations come into force in 2026. Reach agreement for Sauber team to become Audi works squad for that season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Given Audi\u2019s decades of success in global motorsport, it\u2019s hard to believe that 2026 marks the famous German&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,51,47,52,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-362506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}