BREAKING: Audi to enter Formula 1 from 2026
Audi says that there are already F1 powertrain test benches in place at its Neuburg development centre and that it has started to make preparations"in terms of personnel, buildings and technical infrastructure". It has also formed a new company specifically dedicated to Formula 1 powertrain development, wholly owned by its motorsport arm, Audi Sport.
As for Audi’s entry, the decision not to announce a partner team to run the new powertrain sparked surprise at a press conference held at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday morning. On the question of which team Audi will partner, Duesmann refused to be drawn. “That we will inform you as soon as we know,” he said, before adding “the decision on the team we will do this year.”