{"id":286657,"date":"2025-04-21T08:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T08:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/audi-entry-is-a-ringing-endorsement-of-f1s-new-direction\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T08:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T08:46:27","slug":"audi-entry-is-a-ringing-endorsement-of-f1s-new-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/audi-entry-is-a-ringing-endorsement-of-f1s-new-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi entry is a ringing endorsement of F1\u2019s new direction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Audi\u2019s decision to enter Formula One from 2026 is a ringing endorsement of the sport\u2019s new power unit rules and broader push to clean up its environmental footprint for a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n

The German carmaker, part of the Volkswagen Group which is also lining up a second entry with premium brand Porsche, made the announcement at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday.<\/p>\n

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It came only 10 days after the sport\u2019s governing FIA approved a new power unit from 2026 that had been widely expected to pave the way for the two VW marques to join the sport.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s perfect timing due to the new rules that are established now for us to enter F1,\u201d Audi chairman Markus Duesmann told a news conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have decided to be a fully electric car manufacturer and F1 changed the rules in a way that we can enter with a very high electric part of the powertrain, with renewable fuels and Formula One have installed a cost cap that makes it very attractive for us to enter now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Formula One already uses one of the most efficient turbo hybrid engines in the world and the next generation will retain the high-revving 1.6 litre V6s but with significantly more electric power and 100% sustainable fuels.<\/p>\n

They will be less complex, with the rules doing away with the MGU-H element that recovers energy from exhaust gases, and less expensive with a cost cap imposing restrictions on development running.<\/p>\n

Formula One is also aiming to achieve a net zero carbon footprint by 2030, which Duesmann called a \u201cboundary condition\u201d for Audi\u2019s entry.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFirst of all, it\u2019s a milestone,\u201d said FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we didn\u2019t change the power unit (regulations), we wouldn\u2019t have given the opportunity for new teams to come. It took time, but we made it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Audi, which has been in talks for a tie-up with Sauber who currently run as Alfa Romeo, and Porsche, expected to partner with Red Bull, will join Mercedes, Renault and Ferrari as the sport\u2019s power unit suppliers.<\/p>\n

Honda has officially withdrawn from the sport but continues to supply Red Bull and sister team AlphaTauri with power units as part of a support deal that extends to the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

Formula One has not had so many manufacturers since 2008, when there were six.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are totally convinced that the choice we have taken is the right one and will enable from a technological, sustainable and economic perspective to have and keep on board the actual teams and manufacturers and add more,\u201d said F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali.<\/p>\n

The interest from the VW Group, which intensified its electric push in the wake of the \u2018dieselgate\u2019 scandal, also reflects Formula One\u2019s surging popularity.<\/p>\n

The sport has a fast-growing fanbase, with three races in the United States next year and four in the Middle East, fuelled by the Netflix docu-series Drive to Survive that has brought in new and younger audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great step, a great vision and I\u2019m sure\u2026 (there) will be more and more people, more and more brands involved in Formula One to put and to raise the bar higher,\u201d said Domenicali.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n