Audi Unveils Sleek 2026 F1 Livery On Concept Car

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In nan governmental melee that resulted successful Cadillac joining F1 without Michael Andretti arsenic nan championship's 11th team, it was easy to hide that Audi besides joined nan grid for 2026 by acquiring Sauber. The debuting mill squad unveiled a preview of its title livery connected Wednesday. Along pinch nan reveal, Audi CEO Gernot Döllner publically group nan eager extremity that nan squad will contend for nan title by 2030.

The uncover was much of a connection of intent than thing else. Nothing viewed was successful nan last shape that fans would spot during adjacent year's play opener successful Australia. The R26 Concept was conscionable that, a concept. The existent car is slated to beryllium launched successful January, and nan car's minimalist livery will beryllium covered successful sponsor logos. The preview livery itself is simply a sleek operation of titanium, achromatic and a vivid shadiness of reddish that will beryllium splashed crossed each of Audi's firm branding. While nan overgarment strategy is futuristic, it besides harkens backmost to Audi's erstwhile race-winning machinery, from its ascendant Le Mans prototypes to Auto Union's Grand Prix cars. Massimo Frascella, Audi's Chief Creative Officer, said successful a release:

"We are implementing a unifying creation connection that draws together each facet of our organization. This makes nan Formula 1 task a pioneer for nan caller marque identity, which will beryllium rolled retired successful nan early some for nan F1 squad and Audi arsenic a whole."

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It's safe to opportunity that Audi has plentifulness of room for betterment based connected wherever Sauber presently stands successful nan competitory order. The Swiss outfit is 9th successful nan World Constructors' Championship pinch 3 rounds near successful nan season. However, Audi guidance intends to beryllium among nan apical successful 5 seasons, and nan automaker has been processing its 2026 powerfulness portion since 2022. Döllner said:

"We are not entering Formula 1 conscionable to beryllium there. We want to win. At nan aforesaid time, we cognize that you don't go a apical squad successful Formula 1 overnight. It takes time, perseverance and tireless questioning of nan position quo. By 2030, we want to conflict for nan World Championship title."

The competitory bid successful F1 tends to displacement astatine a glacial gait pinch a fistful of notable exceptions. Next year, nan monolithic regulations alteration is 1 of those exceptions. Brawn GP famously won nan 2009 championship aft Honda withdrew from nan athletics during nan world financial situation and sold nan squad to squad main Ross Brawn for a azygous British pound. Honda had vanished 9th successful nan erstwhile play and hoped to leap up nan bid by taking advantage of a immense rules change. Could Audi do nan same? I don't know.