Manufacturer plans to keep some involvement in customer teams, but wants to focus factory resources on 2026 Formula 1 effort with Sauber.
said the management board made the decision on Monday, and since then Audi's customer support boss Chris Reinke has been informing teams, drivers and partners. The move comes shortly after the company announced that Audi CEO Markus Duesmann will be replaced by successor Gernot Dollner on September 1.The board has reportedly also decided to end Audi's works Dakar Rally program, involving Carlos Sainz Sr., after 2024.
"For me, the decision of Audi AG is completely incomprehensible, because the funds will probably have to be pooled for the Formula 1 project,"that raced at the Nurburgring 24 hours earlier this month in May. "If you know Audi's history in motorsport, you ask yourself "how it came about. It was always said that Audi does motorsport because of customer loyalty to the production vehicles.
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