Wheatley on Felbermayr's 2026 F1 Academy season
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Audi’s Jonathan Wheatley reflects on Felbermayr’s debut success ahead of 2026 F1 Academy season

Audi has announced that Emma Felbermayr will return to F1 Academy in 2026 for her second season with the team, driving for Rodin Motorsport. In her 2025 F1 Academy single-seater debut, Felbermayr impressed by finishing 10th in the Drivers’ Standings with 37 points. Standout moments from her season included a P5 finish, her first points…

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Nico Hülkenberg discusses his first full day of running at the 2026 F1 Barcelona Shakedown. He claims Audi are positive heading into 2026.
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Hülkenberg reflects on a slow start to his first full day of running at 2026 F1 Barcelona shakedown

Nico Hülkenberg had a difficult start to his first full day of F1 testing in 2026, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya shakedown. The German suffered a car issue, forcing him to stop on track. Hülkenberg was able to return to the track in the early hours of the afternoon to continue gathering valuable data for…

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Audi F1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto reflects on his short-lived first day stint at the Barcelona shakedown and the learnings he took from his limited track time.
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Bortoleto on key learnings after short-lived Day 1 at 2026 F1 Barcelona shakedown

Audi took part in the opening day of testing at the 2026 F1 Barcelona shakedown held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Unfortunately, after an issue with Gabriel Bortoleto’s car, their session ended prematurely, which restricted their running time. The driver shared that his first experience driving the new Audi car was both informative and challenging….

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2026 Mercedes F1 cars out on track
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The seven F1 teams that have run their 2026 cars so far — and the four that haven’t

The first official pre-season tests for the 2026 F1 season begin tomorrow after some shakedowns earlier this month, as most of the teams and cars head to Barcelona for the first of three testing periods ahead of the start of the championship. Seven 2026 F1 cars have hit the track for shakedowns or filming days…

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FIA talks revealed growing tension over compression ratios, highlighting political hurdles to changes in the F1 2026 engine regulations
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FIA meeting underlines uncertainty surrounding F1 2026 engine regulations

F1 manufacturers moved a step closer to resolving a brewing technical dispute on Thursday, but the likelihood of any immediate regulatory change remained remote. The FIA convened engine technical experts to address growing concerns over how the sport measures compression ratios under the F1 2026 engine regulations. The group made progress in agreeing a potential…

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Audi warns Mercedes may exploit a compression ratio grey area in the 2026 F1 engine rules, risking an early and decisive advantage.
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Audi warns 2026 F1 engine loophole could hand Mercedes a major early advantage

Formula 1 has not yet entered the 2026 season, yet a serious technical dispute already threatens to shape the competitive order of the new era. As reported by The Race, ahead of the 2026 F1 season, Audi has emerged as a vocal manufacturer warning that Mercedes could begin the regulations with a substantial and potentially…

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