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F1 team doubts put to rest as buyout BEGINS ahead of takeover

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F1 team doubts put to rest as buyout BEGINS ahead of takeover

The planned takeover has begun

Sam Cook
Digital Journalist
Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Audi's takeover of Sauber is reportedly already underway, despite recent doubts raised over the company's direction.

The departure of key figures from Audi in recent months had raised some questions about their willingness to truly enter F1.

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The German car brand have already started to work on their power unit for 2026, and are due to take over from the current Sauber-owned F1 team.

Sauber have recently begun a two-year holding phase as Stake F1, after rebranding from the Alfa Romeo name at the start of 2024.

Audi will be joining F1 in 2026
Audi will be joining F1 in 2026
Alessandro Alunni Bravo is the Sauber team representative
Alessandro Alunni Bravo is the Sauber team representative

Audi's involvement in F1 from 2026 confirmed

Former McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is overseeing the transition, as CEO of the Sauber motorsport group, and will be frantically working to piece together a team ahead of the 2026 season.

Valtteri Bottas has already been pretty bullish about his chances of staying with the team into their Audi era, while the other seat is up for grabs with the likes of Carlos Sainz being touted over current driver Zhou Guanyu.

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