Allan McNish, Racing Director of Audi F1 Team on the pit wall during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the 2026 F1 Miami GP.
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McNish: Audi has a harder time addressing its 2026 F1 reliability issues

The 2026 F1 Miami GP was a tough weekend for Audi with both its drivers, Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hülkenberg. While an outstanding recovery drive from Bortoleto at the Sunday race offered a glimpse of the German team’s true potential, the car’s reliability issues continue to give them a difficult time with their progress. Currently…

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Gabriel Bortoleto at the 2026 F1 Miami GP
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Bortoleto’s dissects tough weekend for Audi at 2026 F1 Miami GP

Gabriel Bortoleto and Audi faced several issues during the 2026 F1 Miami GP weekend. First, he was disqualified from the Sprint Race for exceeding the engine intake air pressure. His teammate, Nico Hülkenberg, wasn’t even able to start the Sprint due to a power unit issue. The Sprint Race disqualification consequences for Bortoleto was a…

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Audi F1 drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto react to Jonathan Wheatley’s sudden departure as team principal.
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Hülkenberg and Bortoleto respond to Wheatley’s Audi departure ahead of 2026 F1 Japanese GP

Nearly a month into the 2026 Formula 1 season, things have been anything but predictable. One of the many signs of unpredictability came earlier last week, ahead of the 2026 Japanese GP — Audi F1 Team principal Jonathan Wheatley was confirmed to be departing the team, effective immediately, amidst the team’s formative phase. Multiple rumours…

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Audi F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg reflected on his tricky race start and his key takeaways from the 2026 Chinese GP weekend after finishing 11th on Sunday
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Hülkenberg discusses key takeaways from 2026 F1 Chinese GP weekend after P11 finish

Audi driver Nico Hülkenberg opened up about his tricky start and his primary takeaways from the 2026 F1 Chinese GP weekend following his eleventh-place finish in Sunday’s race. After encountering a DNF in the Sprint race, Hülkenberg missed out on a spot in the final segment of qualifying by the tiniest of margins, 0.002s. While…

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Jonathan Wheatley has discussed the reliability issues Audi and the rest of the F1 grid are facing following the 2026 Chinese GP
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Wheatley addresses reliability concerns after Audi F1’s point-less finish at the 2026 Chinese GP

Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley has opened up about Gabriel Bortoleto’s DNS, the wheelgun problem Nico Hülkenberg encountered, the complexity of the 2026 regulations, the drivability of the new cars, and the F1 grid suffering from reliability concerns in general following their point-less finish at the Chinese GP on Sunday. Hülkenberg missed out on a…

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Felbermayr converts P6 into a podium in F1 ACADEMY Race 1 at the 2026 Chinese GP despite early contact with Alba Larsen
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Felbermayr confident after battling to Race 1 podium at F1 Academy Chinese GP

Emma Felbermayr secured a hard-fought podium in Race 1 of the 2026 F1 Academy Chinese GP, finishing third after a tense and action-packed reverse-grid contest. The Austrian remained in the mix throughout the race and navigated several battles and incidents, including contact with Alba Larsen that triggered a Safety Car period. After the restart, Felbermayr…

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Nico Hülkenberg explains the technical issue that prevented him from starting the 2026 F1 Australian GP for Audi. Teammate Bortoleto got P9.
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Hülkenberg on “very unfortunate” issue that ended 2026 F1 Australian GP before the race

The 2026 F1 Australian GP featured many twists and turns, but also many firsts — including Audi’s debut with Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto’s first outing for their new team. Unfortunately for one of them, things took an unexpected turn before the race could begin. Hülkenberg qualified eleventh during the 2026 F1 Australian GP, where…

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While Racing Bulls don't have separate development drivers, they have appointed Yuki Tsunoda and Ayumu Iwasa as their reserve drivers for the 2026 F1 season
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A complete overview of all the 2026 reserve and development drivers for every F1 team

With the final round of F1 pre-season testing coming to a close in Bahrain and the lights ready to go out in Melbourne in less than two weeks’ time, eleven teams are adding final touches to their roster and confirming their reserve and development drivers for the 2026 season.  As 22 drivers line up on…

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