F1 veteran in Audi team leader BOAST: 'Look at my CV'

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F1 veteran in Audi team leader BOAST: 'Look at my CV'

This F1 veteran has boasted their credentials in an effort to secure an Audi seat for 2026

Sheona Mountford

Saturday 16 March 2024 11:58

A current F1 veteran has put his name forward to be Audi’s number one driver when they enter Formula 1.

Audi is set to take over Sauber for 2026 in time for the new regulations, and will be headed by former McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl who left the team in 2023.

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Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu currently drive for Kick Sauber, the former previously racing at Mercedes and achieving 10 career wins.

Various names have been mentioned in association with the 2026 Audi project, including four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, and Carlos Sainz who is out of contract for 2025.

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Sainz seems the plausible choice to lead the team since Ferrari announced he would be replaced by Lewis Hamilton, and his father’s links with Audi have further strengthened the rumours. However, Bottas has no intention of leaving the sport or Sauber, despite struggling in the opening two rounds of the 2024 season, sitting 20th in the drivers championship.

“I want to have a few more successful years, the goal now is to get closer to the forefront,” the Finnish said to Formule1.nl.