Why Audi is already talking its new F1 team down

Actually i think the cautious approach is better. Toyota thought they'd win because they had money and very quickly realised this wouldn't work and never really got anywhere.

Because Andreas Seidl wasted 2 years in political infighting rather than developing the technical capability of the team.

Audi will soon have a suspiciously powerful engine

Binotto: Necessary to have chassis and engine development integrated with one boss.

Sites Red Bull and Honda as example of how to do it right. With them, chassis and engine were developed by two totally separate organizations, chassis in Milton Keynes, and engine integrated Japan….

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sauber being fastest team pitstop in Miami and spain was not on my 2025 bingo card.

It's worth remembering it took Mercedes 3 years to win a GP, and another 2 after that to win a title. And that was with them building off of Brawn GP's 2009 success and the fact they had been an engine manufacturer in the sport for years up to that point.

Aldi will be using the struggling Sauber team as it's 'foundation' and are entering the sport as an engine manufacturer for the first time (as McLaren Honda showed in 2015, it can be difficult for new engine manufacturers)

WC by 2030?!? Who said the German's don't have a sense of humour?
F1 has never been at such a low point. The technology is terrible, with these lorries grinding round the track, being driven by mostly talentless (how much sponsorship are you bringing along?) stock car drivers. My prediction is that F1 won't be the pinnacle of driving by 2030. Everyone will acknowledge it's the equivalent of watching the Haarlem Globetrotters playing basketball. A meaningless entertainment for the half witted?

How can FIA bring uncertainty into 2026 season while keep on pushing for more new manufacture in F1

So we will be denied the return of V10 engines and sustainable fuel for a team that isn’t even prepared to compete for titles until 2030!!?? Yeah F1 is shambles.

Wat a pathetic display from F1s biggest misses on the grid

I can't wait until that flouresent green goes away.

Imagine Porsche now looking at RedBull and thinking what kind of a bullet they dodged there.

Is it just a coincidence or you're not platforming Cadillac?

Everyone’s ramping up but someone will still have to finish last

The color of it sucks😂😂😂 haas has those already so now we're gonna have to pay extra attention on if it's a haas or audi smh good job don't let andretti in but let audi in with a copy of a haas livery yep that's the FIA for ya😂😂😂😂 clown world

Britneys already pre-emptively tearing down a new team even before it has started......and don't tell me it's the old Sauber team in its 45th incarnation.

I think that GM, Audi, and RB will see problems with their power units as they don't have current units to base the new units on. For existing makers the new units will be basically an evolution of the current units. I'm not saying that Merc, Honda, Ferrari won't have issues, I'm saying that it will be less likely.

If you support Israel you should be deported from this country

Because it's what everyone does. Red Bull has been talking down their car all year and you lot keep going on about how McLaren are miles ahead, and yet, time and time again RB get very close to MCL and you're all surprised, even though it happened multiple times this season, that you get all hyped up by practice even though they're always close in qualifying. You talk yourself down so when something goes well you can say, oh we did well, but they're still better. Otherwise, you're just broken like Ferrari. "This is our year", and then they fudge it up again and again. Go through staff because they talk a good game and fail

They don't want to be Alpine 2.0— der plan.

If the Adidas predator was an F1 racing car

The only "hope" i have is Nico gets his podium...because by god does the man deserve it. Other then that i expect the odd points finishes in 26 at best but nothing concrete.

A shame for Audi that Dr Wolfgang Ullrich is so long retired.

Sound lile there were too many cooks in the kitchen

They don’t have a choice. They HAVE to do well. Nico needs a podium and a win!!!

I hope they remove or replace the rb visa cashapp whatever for a more serious team. F2 is there for a reason why does redbull get to have a feeder team in f1

To say that everyone expected Audi to arrive in 2026 with a big bang is just not true. Anyone who knows F1 knows that recent history shows that no team ever arrives with a big bang. They usually start at the back of the grid and either gradually improve, or not. Personally, I never for one moment thought Audi would be anywhere other than at the back in 2026.

Remember when F1 said they didn't think andretti would be competitive, I do.
Now we're hearing the perpetual back markers that have been bought out, will continue to be perpetual back markers.

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Audi will performe like always

Dtm, Gt are more better competitions

They threw their peak at endurance away for this, by the way...

El equipo BRAWN arrasó , y nadie se lo esperaba, todos empiezan con nuevas normativas, puede pasar de todo en el 26 .

Well mother company VW faces losses. That's why they are stepping hesitantly.

Kick Sauber out of F1 lol

Wwhooo toldddd thisss guyyy ttto ssspeakkk like thissss ?

Are you guys fkin serious? Every team in F1 talks down their own car and talks up the other cars. That's what you do. It makes it look better when you do well and it makes it make more sense when you do poorly - if people listen to you. But every single team in F1 does this. McLaren does it every race weekend. You gotta find something better than this nothingness.

Um Two special teams ,engine and chassis not better than One Italian know it all.

I've seldom seen a more brown-nose politician in charge of anything in F-1. Don't belive me? Just look at the history. Successes? Sure, according to himself. Or happenstances because of some other people busting their butt.

Audi DOES NOT understand how Formula One operates

I’m just waiting for the Binnoto departure announcement

...WELL....TO not BECOME "a second BMW",AUDI MUST TAKE all THE STUFF AT 1 PLACE

....YUP,TO close OLD SAUBER FACILITY

I remember BMW's and Toyota's attempts, so why should I expect something above midfield from Audi in their first 3 years

I hope they don't talk it down to much

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Audi/VW management will cut off the funds whenever the next downturn in profits occurs.

Imagine my shock