According to the specialized press, this alliance could be closed with Sauber, which currently competes as Alfa Romeo and has motors ferrari.
Another indication that reinforces this assumption is the announcement made on Friday by Alfa Romeo that it will end its collaboration with Sauber at the end of 2023. The Hinwil-based team could now ally with Audi and provide chassis to the German brand.
“Perfect Timing”
Audi thus joins Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and Red Bull (with Honda technology) as an engine manufacturer.
This announcement comes ten days after the approval, by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, of a regulation on new engines from 2026.
“It is a perfect timing with the new regulations: F1 changes in a way that allows us to arrive, with a very important part of the electricity“In the hybrid engine, developed Duesmann, present in Belgium together with Stefano Domenicali, boss of Formula 1, and Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA).
The engines, hybrids since 2014, will have an increase in electrical energy from 2026 and will use 100% sustainable fuels, a requirement for the German brand.
“We have decided to become a 100% electric car manufacturer”, by 2033, recalled the pattern of the luxury brand of the four rings.
Audi also pointed out the importance of the already existing budget limit for the teams, as well as the implementation in 2023 of another limit for engine manufacturers.
“It’s a major event for our sport,” Stefano Domenicali rejoiced. “It is an important recognition because our choice of hybrid engines with sustainable fuels by 2026 is a solution for the future for the automotive sector.”
Audi, like the Volkswagen Group as a whole, is committed to a shift towards electric technology.and wants to take advantage of the F1 showcase to showcase its greener progress and ambitions.
His arrival also means the return of the manufacture of Formula 1 engines on German soil, as Mercedes develops its own in the United Kingdom.