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Audi F1 must operate like an independent team – CEO

Oct.10 Audi is setting up its involvement in Formula 1 so that the team in Hinwil retains independent decision-making control. With Renault's rival team Alpine struggling on track and even scrapping its works F1 engine program for 2026, some analysts have blamed the overt and clunky involvement of the car manufacturing giant. So now, with Volkswagen brand Audi 100 percent acquiring the Swiss team Sauber for its own works F1 effort from 2026, CEO Gernot Dollner says a structure is being set up so that ‘Audi F1' can operate with the nimble swiftness of an independent Formula 1 team. 'We have the supervisory board,' Donner is quoted by motorsport-magazin.com. 'So if a final decision...
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