2026 Audi Revolut F1 Team

[vorticism]

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




Official livery concept for their car, the R26:

[bigblue]

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).

[WardenOfTheNorth]

Wait, didn't Renault already have an R26???

[Vappy]

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!

[geraldix]

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?

[WardenOfTheNorth]

I think they also had a showcar/model at the launch event. Presumably also an F1 supplied mock up.

[Holm86]

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

[vorticism]

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.

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.

[the EDGE]

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

[Holm86]

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

[AR3-GP]

[De Wet]

https://www.planetf1.com/news/audi-f1-2 ... ign_260102


Filming day tomorrow it seems...

[Holm86]

Hope we'll get some spy shots then

[Martin Keene]

https://www.planetf1.com/news/audi-f1-2 ... ign_260102


Filming day tomorrow it seems...

Given that there is 2 weeks and 3 days until the private test in Barcelona starts, to have a car ready for shakedown so early could suggest they are playing it safe with the first car to make sure it is reliable rather than fast.

[Vappy]

These V6 engines sure do sound angry around idle. It's lovely