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[BRG]

 

Perhaps, but this is too simple for Audi.... lets look at their history....

 

 

You present this as if it was in some way unique behaviour by AUDI but most if not all manufacturers seek to find areas where they have an advantage or to get rules moulded in such a way as to suit their products.

[kumo7]

Please don't misquote/make up things,

Binotto: "So maybe it's only in three years' time we can reach our objective of fighting for wins, and let me say the title by 2030. That's still very ambitious, very challenging. But that is how long it will take.

If they win races by the end of 2027 it would be a huge acheivement.

Binotto is a realist, to which i have respect. I do not know how much thirst Audi has to achieve the WDC and WCC, but one thing i know is that Sauber is a solid team, at least fifth WCC worthy team. If it were struggling it is because the team is left to play that card.

Binotto said that Sauber team was lead to focus solely on 2026. This clears nearly every thing. I can imagine this is a solid strategy, when Audi is fluffing this and that, today and tomorrow, paying out selling, doing or running, the leader can target the big goal when the regulation changes.

So, it has great plan, I believe. The direction cut Seidl off, but he is an achiver who brought Porsche to glory.

I think Binotto should get Yuki for racing seat. I believe Sauber needs much shorter time to come back to fifth WCC, which is better than where RB will be.

[SKL]

Having been an Audi driver since 1980  (got my wife a 5000S for a wedding present as she didn't have a car)  I want them to do well, but with all the VW issues these days I don't hold out much hope...   it would be entertaining though to put Yuki in one of the seats, but with his Honda backing that doesn't make sense.

[kumo7]

Having been an Audi driver since 1980  (got my wife a 5000S for a wedding present as she didn't have a car)  I want them to do well, but with all the VW issues these days I don't hold out much hope...   it would be entertaining though to put Yuki in one of the seats, but with his Honda backing that doesn't make sense.

 

I have no connections to Yuki, and I do think that Honda want Yuki to do well, with or without the back up from Honda. If Aston Martine were to open one seat for Yuki then it might, but as it stands, i see no chance.

I do read Honda said before that it wants Yuki to drive for Red Bull, but as it stands, remaining RB is not an option for him to step up to Red Bull. Ithink Yuki will never get Red Bull drive.

[Stoffel]

I have no connections to Yuki, and I do think that Honda want Yuki to do well, with or without the back up from Honda. If Aston Martine were to open one seat for Yuki then it might, but as it stands, i see no chance.

I do read Honda said before that it wants Yuki to drive for Red Bull, but as it stands, remaining RB is not an option for him to step up to Red Bull. Ithink Yuki will never get Red Bull drive.

 

Next year after the summer break

[kumo7]

Next year after the summer break

Then in winter.

[mclara]

VW group workers are going to court, opposing the new business plan set forward.

VW has just reached an agreement with the unions that includes cutting 35.000 jobs

[FullThrottleF1]

Once again - I still think this project doesn't make it to 2026 grid

[Anja]

What would be more embarrassing - pulling out before 2026 or actually getting to the grid and pulling out after a year or two of terrible results?

 

(just theoretically, I'm not saying one of these things will definitely happen)

Edited by Anja, 22 December 2024 - 18:29.

[loki]

VW has just reached an agreement with the unions that includes cutting 35.000 jobs

Over 5 years due to early retirement buyouts and attrition.  The best way if you need to reduce headcount.   In the scheme of VAG the F1 investment is a drop in the bucket.

[DeKnyff]

What would be more embarrassing - pulling out before 2026 or actually getting to the grid and pulling out after a year or two of terrible results?

 

(just theoretically, I'm not saying one of these things will definitely happen)

 

Pulling out right now wouldn't be too bad. Most people are not yet aware that they are entering F1. It would have very little negative effect on their image..

[kumo7]

Over 5 years due to early retirement buyouts and attrition.  The best way if you need to reduce headcount.   In the scheme of VAG the F1 investment is a drop in the bucket.

 

Go under Toyota.

Germans respect Toyota, or Japanese style management. Japanese respect German logic.

Japanese built machines that lasted longer, and Germans were technologically more advanced. 

Mutual benefits? 

[JRodrigues]

Baker out

 

 

Audi centralizes responsibilities in Formula 1 project

 

Mattia Binotto becomes Head of Audi F1 Project and will be responsible for overall development while Jonathan Wheatley will lead the race operations as Team Principal

Development of race car (chassis) and power unit for F1 debut in 2026 under central management

 

Christian Foyer becomes COO at Audi Formula Racing GmbH

 

Audi is aligning its Formula 1 project even more consistently with the synergies and working methods of a factory team. As Head of Audi F1 Project, Mattia Binotto will be responsible for development activities at the Hinwil and Neuburg an der Donau facilities, as well as at the future technical center in England.

 

As a result, Audi is bringing its operational units within the Formula 1 project under unified management and is pushing ahead with even greater integration. With just under ten months to go before the debut in the pinnacle of motorsport, the close coordination of development activities is aimed at achieving seamless coordination between race car and powertrain. Under the overall leadership of Mattia Binotto, existing structures will be optimized and development speed further increased through higher efficiency.

 

Christian Foyer has joined the management board of Audi Formula Racing GmbH (AFR), which is responsible for the F1 hybrid powertrain, on May 1, 2025. He will focus on operational processes in the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Born in Aachen (Germany) in 1977, the graduate engineer specializing in combustion engines has been working in operations and project management for various F1 teams and manufacturers for around 18 years. Foyer will take over operational responsibility for the areas previously managed by CEO Adam Baker, who is leaving the project by mutual agreement.

 

“We would like to thank Adam Baker for his commitment over the past years. He played a decisive role in shaping the overall strategic concept for the entry of Audi into Formula 1 and got the development of the power unit in Neuburg off the ground,” says Gernot Döllner, Chairman of the Board of Management at AUDI AG. “With Christian Foyer, we are now bringing a proven expert in process structures in F1 powertrain development into the project. His experience will help ensure the synergistic cooperation and necessary speed on the journey we have embarked upon regarding the debut.”

 

To streamline reporting lines, the previous CEO role will be eliminated as part of the reorganization. Stefan Dreyer will continue to head power unit development in Neuburg as CTO and will take on the new role of spokesperson for the AFR management board.

 

Since the beginning of April, Jonathan Wheatley is Team Principal and Management Board Spokesperson at Sauber Motorsport AG. In close collaboration with Mattia Binotto, Wheatley is accompanying and shaping the transformation of the racing team. His focus is on managing the race operations of the future Audi F1 Team and representing Audi at the team principal level in Formula 1's strategic forums.

 

 

[JL14]

Baker out

 

 

Audi F1 engine boss leaves in another management change - The Race

 

Does make you worry about the state of progress/the project

[JRodrigues]

I think this reorganization makes sense. Finally the roles seem to be well defined and they don't overlap between the top heads.