Audi current livery for first F1 automotive and set out title timeline

Audi have grow to be the fourth crew to disclose their livery for the upcoming 2026 F1 season.

Following the launches of the Purple Bull groups and Haas, Audi unveiled an attention-grabbing first official livery for his or her debut F1 marketing campaign which coincides with the game’s guidelines revolution at an occasion in Berlin on Tuesday night.

The German marque, who’ve taken over the previous Sauber squad, will run their 2026 challenger, the R26 in a titanium and lava purple color scheme that includes distinguished branding of recent title sponsor Revolut.

Whereas Audi will proceed to function predominantly from Sauber’s Hinwil base, the crew are becoming a member of F1 as a brand new energy unit producer for 2026.

The driving force line-up stays unchanged for 2026, with Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto persevering with underneath the management of crew principal Jonathan Wheatley as F1 embarks on its new period.

Audi have already given their new F1 automotive its observe debut run, with the squad holding a filming day on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya earlier this month.

The R26 will participate in F1’s personal shakedown at Barcelona subsequent week earlier than hitting the observe in public for the primary time in the course of the two weeks of official pre-season testing in Bahrain in mid-February.

Audi will then make their F1 debut on the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on 8 March.

Audi wish to struggle for F1 titles by 2030

Audi have made it clear they aren’t getting into F1 simply to make up the numbers.

Whereas acknowledging the size of the problem forward of them, taking on a crew that completed ninth within the 2025 constructors’ championship, Audi have set a transparent aim of being able to struggle for titles by 2030.

“As we speak marks greater than a launch; it marks the general public declaration of a brand new period for Audi,” Audi CEO Gernot Döllner stated. “Components 1 is probably the most demanding stage on the planet of motorsport, and we’re right here not simply to compete, however to outline the way forward for ‘Vorsprung durch Technik.’

“This venture is a catalyst for our whole firm, an emblem of our transformation in direction of a extra performance-driven, environment friendly, and revolutionary tradition. Our philosophy is one among absolute, long-term dedication.

“We perceive that success in Components 1 calls for relentless perseverance and Audi Revolut F1 Crew just isn’t right here to make up the numbers; we goal to be preventing for the World Championship by 2030.” 

Audi crew principal Wheatley added: “This automotive is the bodily embodiment of hundreds of hours of arduous work from a vastly gifted group of individuals throughout our amenities.

“As we speak, we begin this journey with immense pleasure, but additionally with humility. That is simply day one among a protracted marketing campaign. Our mission is to embed a championship DNA into each fibre of this crew. A tradition of resilience, precision, and relentless curiosity the place we cease at nothing to seek out efficiency.

“For everybody right here, the joy comes from this problem: to construct a crew that will get stronger with each lap, each debrief, and each race. We are going to flip our long-term ambition into on-track actuality, daily, choice by choice.”