2026 Revolut Audi F1 Team

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2026 Revolut Audi F1 Team

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Formed through the acquisition of Sauber, with engines developed by Audi Formula Racing GmbH.

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Official livery concept for their car, the R26:


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omg a decent, clean, modern livery, it'll never catch on (obviously aided by the lack of sponsor branding, but still a step ahead factoring this in, I think).

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Wait, didn't Renault already have an R26???
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It's nice to see a clean, high-res model of the 26 reg' cars. Very keen to see this car develop and see what clever stuff audi have got up their sleeves!

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Is it safe to assume that what we see here is the new-for-2026 generic 3D model the FIA makes available to the teams and sponsors for marketing purposes?

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I think they also had a showcar/model at the launch event. Presumably also an F1 supplied mock up.
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I don't really get the point of this, just an attention grab??

That's a generic 26 model, and the livery won't look like that on the final model, this feels so pointless

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Most of the car model looks identical to the FIA model. The nosecone is unique and looks better, and needed to be, as it carries the four rings logo.

bigblue wrote:
13 Nov 2025, 01:01
omg a decent, clean, modern livery, it'll never catch on (obviously aided by the lack of sponsor branding, but still a step ahead factoring this in, I think).
I agree, it's already one of the best Formula 1 liveries I've ever seen. Dynamic while being restrained, with a splash of red like an RS logo an a silver RS3/4/5/6/7. The color break right at the engine-monocoque interface is clever and makes me wonder why we haven't seen that more often. Overall, a good continuation of the Audi endurance racing color schemes, which were always good.

Livery without logos, it's nice to see that as a brand introduction into F1. "This is what an Audi F1 car looks like." Full stop. Pretty smart, imo. The car as scuplture and painting, and placed up on what? A simple white background. Intentionally. "This is our car, it is art, we are proud of it." Other teams should try this. What does an actual [insert team] F1 car look like? Stripped down to the base coat. Silver and no logos specifically seems like a callback to Auto Union racers. A reminder of more tasteful eras that predated ubiquitous advertising pollution.

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It’s Formula One doing away with wheel covers? Or is that model just wrong?

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the EDGE wrote:
15 Nov 2025, 20:23
It’s Formula One doing away with wheel covers? Or is that model just wrong?
The 2026 wheel covers only covers the outer part of the rim