Audi had hoped to introduce the ‘quattro’ name to F1, but four-wheel drive cars will not be introduced to F1 for the time being. However, many of Audi’s desired requirements were granted, even though the F1 car will remain rear-wheel drive in 2026.
When Audi expressed interest in entering Formula 11, a switch from rear-wheel drive to four-wheel drive was immediately discussed. However, since F1 will continue rear-wheel drive, the synonymous Quattro name will not be included in Audi’s participation in F1.
Audi Sport technical director Stephan Dreyer told Motorsport-Magazin.com: “We achieved a lot of what we wanted. It was a basic requirement. Otherwise we would not have been able to compete. said in an interview.
The MGU-H will disappear completely from F11, which is good news for Audi. The MGU-H is one of the most complicated parts to assemble an F1 car.
Audi also congratulates Red Bull Racing for launching its own F1 engine project.
Red Bull will set up its own engine division, Red Bull Powertrains, to supply Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri. Red Bull recently reported that it had its own V6 engine started on the dynamo.
“We can only speculate on what exactly Red Bull were doing with the dynamo, but we can only congratulate them for actually having the engine running already on the dyno,” said Stephan Dreyer.
“We have to tell the truth. Now it’s our turn.”
Dreyer did not say when Audi planned to run its first F1 engine on a dynamo.
Audi has announced that it will enter F1 as an engine supplier, but has not yet revealed which team it will partner with. For now, everything seems to point to Alfa becoming the Sauber F1 team, which now goes by his Romeo name.
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