Audi unveils 2026 F1 livery in Berlin and targets titles by 2030

The caller Audi Formula 1 squad says it is targeting a satellite title by 2030 aft revealing its 2026 contention livery astatine a motorboat lawsuit successful Berlin connected Tuesday evening.

Audi volition marque its F1 debut successful 2026 pursuing a takeover of the Swiss Sauber squad successful 2025, and it volition nutrient its ain powerfulness units retired of a installation successful Neuburg an der Donau, Germany. Last year’s Sauber drivers, Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, volition stay with the squad aft the rebranding.

Mission 2030 sets a wide deadline

Audi utilized the Berlin lawsuit to unveil a 2026 livery that adds sponsor names to the conception it archetypal showed successful November past year. Its 2026 property battalion besides introduced “Mission 2030,” mounting retired an ambition to “win championships by 2030.”

The program looks bold fixed Sauber finished ninth successful past year’s constructors’ standings. Audi Motorsport CEO and president Gernot Döllner framed it arsenic a combat for titles alternatively than an instant guarantee.

“We recognize that occurrence successful Formula 1 demands relentless perseverance and Audi Revolut F1 Team is not present to marque up the numbers; we purpose to beryllium warring for the World Championship by 2030.”

A car name, aboriginal running, and a engaged trial run

Audi’s 2026 car, the R26, has already tally during a filming time astatine Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya connected Jan. 9. However, images released for Tuesday’s motorboat showed a generic amusement car successful the caller livery, not the existent R26. Teams are not required to contiguous their existent cars astatine motorboat events.

All 10 teams are owed to instrumentality portion successful a closed-doors trial adjacent week astatine the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Media volition past be 2 further tests successful Bahrain earlier the archetypal contention of the play begins successful Australia connected March 8.

The livery shown successful Berlin stayed adjacent to past November’s concept, with sponsor logos and four-ring branding added. Audi says the premix of silver, bare c fibre, and ‘Lava Red’ represents “clarity, technology, intelligence, and emotion.”