In the round-up: Audi’s CEO Markus Duesmann says Formula 1’s newest engine manufacturer hopes to have a German driver and a race in Germany when it joins the grid in 2026
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In brief
Audi hopes for ‘a German driver and German GP’ when it joins F1
Audi’s CEO Markus Duesmann says Formula 1’s newest engine manufacturer hopes to have a German driver and a race in Germany when it joins the grid in 2026.
The famous car brand yesterday officially confirmed plans to join F1 as a power unit manufacturer when the sport’s new engine formula comes into effect in 2026. There is currently no German Grand Prix on the calendar with Sebastian Vettel retiring at the end of the season and Mick Schumacher not confirmed for a drive in 2023 at present.
“Certainly we haven’t decided on a team, so we haven’t decided on drivers,” explained Duesmann. “I hope we will have a German driver and I hope we will have a German race. That’s all I can say.”
McLaren did all it could to improve Ricciardo’s form – Brown
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says he believes McLaren could not have done anything more to try and help make Daniel Ricciardo more competitive in his time with the team.
Ricciardo’s three year contract with McLaren was terminated just two years in due to his consistently underwhelming results relative to team mate Lando Norris. Speaking on the High Performance Podcast, Brown said felt McLaren did all they reasonably could to extract more performance from Ricciardo.
“I don’t think there’s anything we could have done differently for him as a driver,” Brown said. “I’m sitting here right now thinking, I don’t think we could have done something differently to make it more competitive. We tried all that. I think we’ve had to end the relationship early.”
Lawson regrets missing soft tyre run
Liam Lawson says he was frustrated to miss out on a run on the soft tyres at the end of his first practice outing for AlphaTauri in Spa.
The New Zealand F2 driver made his first appearance in an official grand prix session, stepping in for Pierre Gasly. He completed 14 laps and was slowest of…
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