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Audi's Racing Director Allan McNish believes Gabriel Bortoleto's crash in qualifying for the 2026 F1 São Paulo GP isn't headline-worthy and that the Brazilian has the right mindset
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Audi’s Racing Director McNish downplays Bortoleto’s qualifying crash and praises his mindset after tricky 2026 F1 São Paulo GP

Senjuti Jash04 mins

The Audi F1 team’s Racing Director, Allan McNish, reflected on Gabriel Bortoleto’s crash in qualifying and his mindset following the Brazilian’s underwhelming sixteenth-place finish at the 2026 São Paulo GP on Sunday. The race weekend in Brazil hadn’t gone Bortoleto’s way last year. A crash on the final lap of the Sprint ruled him out…

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Audi showed promising pace at the 2026 F1 São Paulo GP despite reliability problems limiting Freddie Slater and Nico Hülkenberg.
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Audi shows promising pace at 2026 F1 São Paulo GP despite reliability setbacks for Slater and Hülkenberg

Chiara Martin09 mins

Audi experienced a mixed opening day at the 2026 F1 São Paulo GP, as Gabriel Bortoleto delivered encouraging performances in both practice sessions while technical problems severely limited Freddie Slater and Nico Hülkenberg’s running. The German manufacturer showed promising pace at Interlagos, with Bortoleto finishing eighth in both FP1 and FP2. However, the team lost…

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Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto finished the 2026 F1 United States GP in P13 following a comeback drive from 21st on the grid.
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Bortoleto explains miscommunication that led to second stop and R26’s strengths after 2026 F1 United States GP

James O'Connor04 mins

Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto finished the 2026 F1 United States GP in P13 following a comeback drive from 21st on the grid. Having cleared Valtteri Bottas quickly, the Brazilian had a battle with Franco Colapinto into Turn 11, where the Argentinian driver ran him wide. Ultimately, the driver of car #5 would get that position….

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Bortoleto reflects on his frustrating 2026 F1 Singapore GP weekend, early retirement and Audi's prospects for the remaining races
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Bortoleto reflects on “horrific” weekend after early retirement at 2026 F1 Singapore GP

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein05 mins

Gabriel Bortoleto endured a disappointing end to his 2026 F1 Singapore GP weekend after a technical issue forced him to retire just seven laps into Sunday’s race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The Audi driver had already suffered a difficult Sprint on Saturday, which ended prematurely following an incident with Alex Albon and Valtteri…

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Racing director Allan McNish praises Nico Hülkenberg's strong performance after impressive 2026 F1 Singapore GP for Audi
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McNish analyses Audi’s “milestone” 2026 F1 Singapore GP weekend as Hülkenberg secures valuable points

Magdalena Put06 mins

Audi racing director Allan McNish highlighted Nico Hülkenberg’s racecraft and experience after the German delivered a strong performance at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP, holding off George Russell in the closing stages to help the team secure a valuable points haul.  Hülkenberg enjoyed a very strong weekend in Singapore, finishing P7 in the chaotic Sprint…

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Audi drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto debrief the key moments from the 2026 F1 Malaysia race
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Audi duo Hülkenberg and Bortoleto debrief eventful 2026 F1 Malaysia race

Maahika Banerjee08 mins

The 2026 F1 Malaysia race marked Formula 1’s return to the legendary Sepang International Circuit after nine years. But this comeback came with its own trials and tribulations: torrential rain, race delays, Safety Cars, and red flags. The biggest challenge was a perplexing FIA software issue right as the drivers were completing their formation laps,…

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2026 F1 drivers have shared their thoughts on the software glitch and formation-lap fiasco following a chaotic rain-affected race in Malaysia
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F1 drivers express frustration over loss of power on formation lap and software glitch in 2026 Malaysia race

Senjuti Jash017 mins

With multiple cars experiencing power loss on the formation lap, F1 drivers shared their thoughts on the unprecedented software glitch and how the rain impacted the behaviour of the 2026 cars following a chaotic race in Malaysia on Sunday.  As the teams and the drivers geared up for the first rain-affected race under the new…

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