Audi R26

[Madhouse]

Car Thread.

Grainy photos.
No AI here.

[hollus]

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[continuum16]

Of the few things we can take from the pictures, it looks more like an inwashing sidepod/coke bottle shape compared to the downwash ramps seen on the Cadillac (at least what ran at Silverstone). Other pictures from the team (on insta I believe) also indicate pushrod rear suspension if I remember correctly.

Also it’s confirmed that the car is called the R26 so at some point the thread title will probably need to be updated

[hollus]

Done

[cplchanb]

https://www.racefans.net/2026/01/20/aud ... out-early/

another silver arrows has joined the chat!

edit: looks like the car that was presented is just the generic 2026 showcar....
looks identical to the AM honda event showcar:

https://www.racefans.net/2026/01/20/hon ... kyo-event/

[edu2703]

It's definitely a show car. Don't even bother analyzing it.

[hollus]

Indeed, good catch!

So... this was a livery show. I think I'll lock again. Livery talk in the team thread.


...Aaaaand reopening again. Some eagle eyes got glimpses of "another car" than the one in the stage.

[TimW]

From AMUS, the screen in the background appears to show renders of the actual car

https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... ison-2026/

[edu2703]

https://img.auto-motor-und-sport.de/_/b ... 266737.jpg

https://img.auto-motor-und-sport.de/_/b ... 266735.jpg

From AMUS, the screen in the background appears to show renders of the actual car

https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... ison-2026/

Yeah. It looks like the actual car (early spec) in these pictures.






I mentioned in the team thread about these devices on the front wing, near the endplate, appear to be the active aero actuators for the front wing.

[Muramasa666]

https://img.auto-motor-und-sport.de/_/b ... 266737.jpg

https://img.auto-motor-und-sport.de/_/b ... 266735.jpg

From AMUS, the screen in the background appears to show renders of the actual car

https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... ison-2026/

Yeah. It looks like the actual car (early spec) in these pictures.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G_ILabSWgAA ... me=900x900

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G_ILXzTXMAA ... name=small


I mentioned in the team thread about these devices on the front wing, near the endplate, appear to be the active aero actuators for the front wing.

https://i.imgur.com/WZwGI79.png

from this angle it strongly resembles the F1-75, you can clearly see Binotto’s influence

[FW17]

These guys are mad

Front suspension is with pushrod in on pullrod in another