The Audi F1 Team experienced a tough afternoon at the 2026 F1 Italian GP in Monza. Gabriel Bortoleto crossed the finish line in eleventh place, just ahead of teammate Nico Hülkenberg in twelfth. Following the race, Bortoleto, Hülkenberg and racing director Allan McNish spoke to break down the difficult weekend. Bortoleto identifies recurring start issues…
Allan McNish has opened up about Audi’s prospects in the midfield battle in the second half of the 2026 F1 season, whether they will introduce more upgrades, how impressive Nico Hülkenberg’s performance was at the Dutch GP, and why their overall execution has improved in recent rounds. While the German driver cleared Q1 and set…
Audi’s Gabriel Bortoleto was unable to capitalize on a 9th place start at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, coming home in 13th. The Brazilian had an auspicious start, spinning out behind Max Verstappen’s crash on lap 1 and nearly collecting teammate Nico Hülkenberg in the process. “I thought I was gonna crash in that moment….
Nico Hülkenberg delivered a strong recovery drive at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, securing eighth place after a challenging weekend for Audi. Overcoming early drama, midfield traffic and tricky track conditions, the German driver explained how smart strategy and race pace turned a difficult weekend around. Hülkenberg on dodging Gabriel Bortoleto Nico Hülkenberg experienced a…
Nico Hülkenberg believes Audi’s first half of the 2026 F1 season has been “pretty positive and quite encouraging”, despite admitting the team still has work to do after a troubled start on his side of the garage. Audi reached the summer break with signs of progress in its first season under the new F1 regulations….
Nico Hülkenberg has defended Formula 1’s (F1) current generation, insisting that drivers can still influence performance in 2026 despite the greater emphasis on energy management and changing deployment characteristics after the change of the regulations. The latest technical regulations have altered the way drivers extract lap time, particularly as they balance outright speed with energy…
Nico Hülkenberg opened up about Audi’s strategy choice and execution, his race start, how the last few laps unfolded, and the blue flag system problems following his ninth-place finish at the Hungarian GP and first points of the 2026 F1 season. After reaching Q3 and qualifying in tenth, the German started Sunday’s race on the…
Audi driver Nico Hülkenberg left Spa-Francorchamps feeling boxed in by circumstances outside his control, explaining how his 2026 F1 Belgian GP hinged on a Virtual Safety Car, as well as the team’s ongoing straight-line speed deficit. He finished P13. Hülkenberg agreed that his second stint of the Belgian GP became defined by the cars he…
Audi’s German driver, Nico Hülkenberg, once again left the 2026 F1 Austrian GP outside the points zone. Starting from P14 on the grid, Hülkenberg finished the Grand Prix in P12, behind his teammate Gabriel Bortoleto. Although the team brought a new aerodynamic package to the Red Bull Ring for the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, both…
The 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP proved to be a productive weekend for Liam Lawson, though it highlighted a glaring disparity between the Racing Bulls challenger’s single-lap execution and its long-run pace. Although the Kiwi driver went through a pit stop setback and a highly unusual incident that forced Nico Hülkenberg’s retirement, Lawson crossed the line…
