Emag wrote: ↑25 Feb 2026, 01:10
Audi just seemed like a team which was doing "nothing" from the outside but looking at the whole situation again, I guess it doesn't really make sense to get surprised at them doing good. This is pretty much Sauber with more funding/resources and a technically (on paper) better team. Don't know enough about PUs yet to have a proper ranking, but even if they're behind Merc, Ferrari and RBPT, it didn't seem in testing at least that they're miles behind. Certainly nowhere near a Honda situation, which I guess deserves some praise.
The PU seemed close enough that by 2027 at the latest (if they've done too well to qualify for ADUO) they'll be equivalent to the front runners. The ADUO rules, lack of tokens and open ICE design for 27 make me think all engines including Honda will be equivalent by next season and we'll be looking at an aero formula again. That's where Sauber/Audi's aero development capability will really be tested.
