2026 Audi Revolut F1 Team

[edu2703]

Probably belongs in car thread but that's locked

Good catch. Seems to be the real thing.

The first thing I noticed were the active aero actuators on the front wing. It seems Audi attached the actuators to the front wing endplates, which is a pretty unique design so far.

[SB15]

Between Mercedes and Audi, I don't know which race suits my favorite!

[AR3-GP]

Good catch. Seems to be the real thing.

The first thing I noticed were the active aero actuators on the front wing. It seems Audi attached the actuators to the front wing endplates, which is a pretty unique design so far.

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

Hard to see from my POV. Are we sure that's not just the brake duct?

[edu2703]

Hard to see from my POV. Are we sure that's not just the brake duct?

I'm seeing a horizontal object connecting the front wing flap to a support fixed to the endplate. I feel this might be an actuator.



Just a heads up, the image below is AI, based on the image above, but it's only to better illustrate what I'm seeing.

[dialtone]

They work the opposite way, they pull instead of pushing the front wings then. Not that it changes much.

Would be interesting to see what it does for tire squirt there, feels like that would be a sensitive area to drive airflow to drive air around the tires.

[WardenOfTheNorth]

Why am I seeing content not viewable in my region (UK) so often?

What's the fix, short of a VPN?

[WardenOfTheNorth]

F1 Team Kit

Quite like that hoody. Might grab one!!

[Badger]

Why am I seeing content not viewable in my region (UK) so often?

What's the fix, short of a VPN?

A new government.

[AR3-GP]

warden I think you're getting the imgur ban

[edu2703]

Why am I seeing content not viewable in my region (UK) so often?

What's the fix, short of a VPN?

If I'm not mistaken, Imgur has been blocked in the UK. I believe that's why you can't see it.

I recommend using a VPN.

[continuum16]

Probably belongs in car thread but that's locked

Good catch. Seems to be the real thing.

The first thing I noticed were the active aero actuators on the front wing. It seems Audi attached the actuators to the front wing endplates, which is a pretty unique design so far.

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

If that rendered car is indicative of the real car those simple, rounded sidepods look remind me of the initial MCL36
sidepods from 2022. I guess that shouldn't be too surprising given James Key was TD on both cars. The front wing details make me think it's at least based on the actual car, but those sidepods are so simple that I am hesitant to believe. The cryptid photos of the shakedown suggested simple bodywork, though. So who knows.

It is neat that we have seen 4 cars (or at least renders of cars) and there have been three different approaches for the front wing actuators.

[ScottR267]

Race suits are a 10/10, but I think I’m in the minority thinking that the car livery is quite ugly

[mzso]

Why am I seeing content not viewable in my region (UK) so often?

What's the fix, short of a VPN?

A foreign proxy server. Not necessarily simpler, or better.

I'm seeing a horizontal object connecting the front wing flap to a support fixed to the endplate. I feel this might be an actuator.

No idea what is supposed to be seen. But if the DRS mechanism is at the endplate it's a recipe for disaster, due to first lap contacts.

[WardenOfTheNorth]

Thanks. That makes sense.

[Xyz22]

Binotto has confirmed that the car which will run in Mebourne will be very different from the one they will use in Spain. He didn't talk about the Bahrein test though.