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Hulkenberg: Seidl driving factor in my Audi F1 deal

Last week, Audi made its first move in F1’s turbulent driver market as it signed Hulkenberg to a multi-year contract that means he will leave the Haas squad at the end of the 2024 campaign.

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12 years late: How Hulkenberg is finally getting his shot at a ‘big’ F1 team

The name will be the same. 12 years after he left, Nico Hulkenberg is heading back to the Sauber Formula 1 team in 2025. Yet his circumstances are much changed and so are the team's - and the championship overall from the final days of the V8 engine era.

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Where Hulkenberg’s wrong-righting Audi F1 move leaves the driver market

The name will be the same. 12 years after he left, Nico Hulkenberg is heading back to the Sauber Formula 1 team in 2025. Yet his circumstances are much changed and so are the team’s - and the championship overall from the final days of the V8 engine era.

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Hulkenberg to join Sauber in 2025 ahead of Audi F1 entry

On Friday morning Hulkenberg's current team Haas announced that the German is leaving the squad at the end of the 2024 season.

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Audi confirms takeover of Sauber; appoints Seidl as F1 CEO

As reported by Autosport earlier this week, Audi has approved plans for a full takeover of the shareholding of the Sauber team from current owner Islero Investments AG. This had initially only been expected to be completed by 2026.

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Audi set to complete Sauber F1 takeover

Motorsport.com sister website Motorsport-Total.com understands the manufacturer has completed the next stage of its Sauber takeover, with Audi board member Oliver Hoffmann appointed as a Sauber director above CEO and ex-McLaren F1 team principal Andreas Seidl.

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Sauber: No change to Audi’s 2026 F1 commitment

Audi’s acquisition of Sauber was officially announced in August 2022, and since then the Swiss team has been ramping up its infrastructure and headcount under CEO Andreas Seidl.

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Sauber: Audi's F1 2026 plans not in jeopardy despite management unheavel

Audi’s acquisition of Sauber was officially announced in August 2022, and since then the Swiss team has been ramping up its infrastructure and headcount under CEO Andreas Seidl.

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Audi’s F1 project under fresh uncertainty as senior figure faces exit

Just a few months after CEO Markus Duesmann, regarded as the key advocate for its F1 project, left the company, it now appears that one of its other architects, chief development officer Oliver Hoffmann, is also set to move on.

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Steiner: Some owners "don't understand" new manager bounce impossible in F1

Steiner’s ousting from Haas ahead of the 2024 campaign means Aston Martin’s Mike Krack is now the third longest-serving F1 team principal, after he was appointed to replace Otmar Szafnauer at the end of the 2021 season.

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Stella opens up on 'honest' McLaren F1 approach

Stella took over from the Audi-bound Andreas Seidl at the start of 2023 and was praised for steering the team in a different direction, implementing an overhauled technical structure in Woking while also proving to be a candid figurehead for the team towards the general public and the press. Once…

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Norris couldn’t ask for better F1 team principal than Stella

Stella was formerly a McLaren executive director but took over the day-to-day running of the F1 squad following the winter departure of team principal Andreas Seidl to Sauber.

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Aero restructure main "enabler" of McLaren F1 2023 turnaround - Stella

Stella took over last winter to replace Andreas Seidl, who departed to head up Audi's 2026 entry with Sauber.

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Sauber 'expects a lot' from new hire Key during Audi F1 transition

The Swiss outfit, which is set to revert to the Sauber name for two seasons before formally becoming Audi in 2026, is undergoing a major expansion under CEO Andreas Seidl.

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Sauber 'expects a lot' from new hire Key during Audi F1 transition

The Swiss outfit, which is set to revert to the Sauber name for two seasons before formally becoming Audi in 2026, is undergoing a major expansion under CEO Andreas Seidl.

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James Key arrival "refreshing" as Alfa Romeo F1 must make "big step" in 2024

Alfa Romeo has been languishing near the rear of the midfield with a 2023 car that has lacked overall aerodynamic performance.

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Audi names Neel Jani as F1 simulator driver

The German manufacturer will return to the grand prix fold for the advent of the new engine regulations that notably ditch the expensive and complex Motor Generator Unit–Heat (MGU-H).

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Key signing a surprise boost for Alfa Romeo in F1 - Zhou

Key was eased out of a similar role at McLaren earlier this year after a shake-up of technical responsibilities.

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Key signing a surprise boost for Alfa Romeo - Zhou

Key was eased out of a similar role at McLaren earlier this year after a shake-up of technical responsibilities.

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McLaren expects "competitive ideas" from F1 technical leadership overhaul

Following the winter departure of team boss Andreas Seidl, who moved to become CEO at Sauber, Stella and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown completed a major review of the heritage outfit’s leadership structure.

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Key to lead Sauber into Audi era in technical director role

Key will join the Sauber-run team on 1 September, taking over the role from Jan Monchaux.

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Alfa Romeo F1 appoints Key as technical director

Key will join the Sauber-run team on 1 September, taking over the role from Jan Monchaux.

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Indy 500 winner de Ferran returns to McLaren F1 as consultant

Following the winter departure of team principal Andreas Seidl, who is now CEO of Sauber, his replacement Andrea Stella led a full review of the operation in conjunction with boss Zak Brown.

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Mick Schumacher no longer Audi's top choice for 2026 driver role as F1 rival preferred

Schumacher is German and has a very desirable surname for carmaker Audi ahead of its F1 debut in 2026, but reports suggest another racer could be their preferred choice

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Why McLaren's revamp is not just about its 2023 F1 car struggles

It often happens in F1 that lacklustre performance from a new car triggers the departure of the senior technical figures that pulled it together.

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