Audi’s first ever Method 1 automobile will take to the monitor as early as 9 January at Barcelona, Motorsport understands.
The brand-new R26 will carry out a filming day with drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto on the wheel.
This implies Audi will doubtless be the primary group to get some monitor time in F1’s new period, because the world championship strikes to new laws that includes energetic aerodynamics on the chassis facet and a larger emphasis on electrical energy on the engine facet.
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That is particularly vital for Audi, which is becoming a member of F1 as an influence unit provider this yr – just for its manufacturing unit group, beforehand often known as Sauber, which the German model totally acquired in 2024.
Rules relating to filming days – often known as Promotional Occasions within the sporting laws – imply the R26 will be capable of cowl as much as 200km, which equates to a most of 42 laps on the Catalan monitor. It is going to be fitted with Pirelli’s demonstration tyres, that are totally different to the compounds utilized in official exams and grands prix.
Every group is allowed two filming days this yr, and Audi’s rivals are broadly anticipated to take advantage of them as they shake their new automobiles down forward of the upcoming marketing campaign.
Audi will host its season launch in Berlin on 20 January, forward of the primary pre-season take a look at from 26-30 January, additionally happening at Barcelona.
Further reporting by Oleg Karpov
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