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We started something. Now we stop at nothing.

A recap of the first weeks for Audi Revolut F1® Team in the 2026 Formula 1® season.

Before the lights go out, something else begins. It starts with intent and with the decision to build something that does not yet exist.

Overhead view of an Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member working beside the rear of the car in the pit lane.

We started something. Now we stop at nothing.

Audi Revolut F1® Team moved from a vision right onto the grid. Not as a finished entity, but as a structure built to be measured against others.”

Silhouette of of the Audi Revolute F1 Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto at the Berlin Event

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Building the team: progress you don’t see.

Long before the first race, the real work was already underway.

Factories took shape. Systems were built. Processes were tested, refined and connected. Across locations, disciplines and time zones, a structure formed that would later carry performance. From the outside, it looked like preparation. From the inside, it was progress.

Every hire, every setup, every decision added another layer. Not visible in a lap time, but essential to everything that follows.

Audi Revolut F1® Team mecahnic illuminated by dramatic red lighting during Suzuka media day, showcasing focus and intensity ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix F1® race weekend.
Audi Revolut F1® Team member walking through Suzuka paddock during media day, capturing behind-the-scenes energy ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix F1® weekend.
Portrait of Audi F1® engineer in the Suzuka garage, reflecting concentration and teamwork as the Audi Revolut F1® Team prepares for the Japanese Grand Prix F1®
Crew member of the Audi Revolut F1® Team inside the garage preparing the car happy look
Crew member of the Audi Revolut F1® Team inside the garage preparing the car happy look
Black and white image of team member seen through the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid before the Chinese Grand Prix.
Close-up of Nico Hukenberg in cockpit of the Audi Revolut F1® Team R26 car in the pit lane during the Chinese Grand Prix sprint weekend, showing aerodynamic details and sponsor logos.
Audi Revolut F1® Team crew standing in formation on the starting grid at the Chinese Grand Prix sprint event with the car ahead and grandstands full.
Audi Revolut F1® Team staff and pit crew watching track activity from the garage during the Chinese GP sprint session.
Audi Revolut F1® Team pit crew wearing helmets and preparing for action inside the Formula 1 garage.
Audi Revolut F1® Team team member standing in the paddock area during the Chinese Grand Prix sprint event.
Audi Revolut F1® Team principal Jonathan Wheatley adjusting his headset in the Formula 1 garage during the Chinese Grand Prix sprint weekend.
Jonathan Wheatley walking at the Audi Revolut F1® Team paddock and pit lane scene during the Chinese Grand Prix sprint weekend.
Audi Revolut F1® Team staff member standing beside illuminated Audi branding in the paddock area.
Close-up silhouette of Audi Revolut F1® Team pit equipment and helmets inside the garage.
Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member in race suit inside the garage
Audi Revolut F1® Team mechanic wearing a helmet sitting in the cockpit during preparations in the garage.
Audi Revolut F1® Team mechanics and engineers observing the session together inside the Formula 1 garage.
Sideview of the R26 car at Bahrain Testweek 2026 from Audi Revolut F1® Team

Barcelona & Bahrain

Testing: when theory meets reality.

In Barcelona and Bahrain, the project met its first real questions.

The car ran. Data came in. Assumptions were tested. Some held, others did not. Each session added clarity – not about where the team stood, but about what needed to change.

This was not about performance. It was about understanding.
Learning happened under pressure, in cycles of adjustment and response. Not measured in results, but in how quickly the team could adapt.

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Detail close up of the front wing of the Audi Revolute F1 Team R26

Australia

08 February 2026

First race: the shift to competition.

The first race changes everything.

What was controlled becomes unpredictable. What was planned meets execution. The margins become visible.

Audi Revolut F1® Team entered competition not as a finished product, but as a team ready to test itself against reality. The outcome was not spectacular, but it was structured. The car ran, the systems held, and the team responded.

It was the moment where preparation became performance.

Gabriel Bortoleto fährt

P09

Niko Hulkenberg konnte aus technischen Gründen nicht starten.

Erste Punkte für Audi Revolut F1® Team

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R01 | Starting something in Melbourne.

Audi Revolut F1® Team on race track at Australian GP
Audi Revolut F1® Team on race track at Australian GP
Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto sits in the cockpit of car number 5 while crew members make final preparations on the grid.
Helmeted Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto sits in the cockpit on the Melbourne grid, framed by mechanics and surrounding cars.
Audi Revolut F1® Team R26 with Gabriel Bortoleto on track in Australia
Audi Revolut F1® Team R26 with Gabriel Bortoleto on track in Australia
Audi Revolut F1® Team R26 with Gabriel Bortoleto on track in Australia
Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto climbs into the cockpit of car number 5 on the Melbourne grid.
Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto adjusts helmet beside the barrier on the Melbourne grid before the race.
Audi Revolut F1® Team representative stands with arms folded in front of the car on the Melbourne grid.
Audi Revolut F1® Team crew members work beside the car on the Melbourne grid with the grandstands in the background.
Audi Revolut F1® Team mechanics push the Formula 1 car into position on the Melbourne grid before the race.
Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto walks through the grid surrounded by marshals, team members, and spectators in Melbourne.
Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto walks through the grid surrounded by marshals, team members, and spectators in Melbourne.
Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Nico Hulkenberg walks through the grid surrounded by marshals, team members, and spectators in Melbourne.
Close profile portrait of an Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member wearing an earpiece and watching the pit lane during qualifying.
Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member stands in the pit lane holding equipment beneath the overhead garage structure during qualifying.
Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member turns back and gestures while speaking inside the garage during qualifying.
Audi Revolut F1® Team pit crew stand at the edge of the garage watching the pit lane during qualifying.
Guests wearing headsets watch the action from inside the Audi Revolut F1® Team garage during qualifying.
Rear view of the Audi Revolut F1® Team Formula 1 car in the pit lane with glowing rain light during qualifying.
Audi Revolut F1® Team car waits in the pit lane among other Formula 1 cars and crew during a busy qualifying session.
Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member wearing headset works beside the car inside the garage during qualifying.
Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member sits beside the car and tire stack inside the garage during a quiet moment in qualifying.
Two Audi Revolut F1® Team crew members stand in the garage and talk while monitoring pit lane activity during qualifying.
Black and white close up of an Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Nico Hulkenberg helmet framed through garage equipment and car bodywork.
Helmeted Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Nico Hulkenberg leans into the cockpit inside the garage during qualifying setup.
Black and white image of a helmeted Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Nico Hulkenberg walking through the garage during qualifying preparations.
Rear view of the Audi Revolut F1® Team R26 in the pit lane, with the Revolut rear wing in focus during qualifying.
Audi Revolut F1® Team R26 seen from the side in the pit lane, with a helmeted driver visible in the cockpit during qualifying.
Audi Revolut F1® Team mechanics work on the car inside the garage under bright overhead lights before qualifying.
Black and white image of an Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member walking through the garage entrance in full helmet.
An Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member adjusts a helmet inside the garage before going out to work.
An Audi Revolut F1® Team car exits the pit lane at speed during qualifying in Melbourne.
Audi Revolut F1® Team engineers sit on the pit wall monitoring data and track action during the Melbourne session.
Audi Revolut F1® Team pit crew prepare equipment and tires in the Melbourne pit lane during qualifying.
Overhead view of an Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member working on the front of the car in the pit lane.
An Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member wearing a helmet walks through the pit lane before a session.
Close up of an Audi Revolut F1® Team car in the pit lane with the cockpit and halo in focus during qualifying.
An Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto stands in front of the garage and car setup beneath a Gabriel Bortoleto name board.
Rear view of an Audi Revolut F1® Team Gabriel Bortoleto driver helmet in the cockpit with warm light flares across the frame.
Artistic black and white close up of an Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto helmet resting in the garage.
Close view of an Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto wearing a helmet inside the garage before heading out on track.
An Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Nico Hulkeberg waits at the garage entrance in race suit and earpiece before a qualifying session.
Gabi climbing out of his car after FP3
Nico sitting in his car image focus on his helmet
The R26 in the pitlane ready to enter the Albert Park Circuit
A mechanic grabbing the nose of the car
Gabi on track
the R26 leaving the pit to enter FP3
Dark silhouettes of Nico Hülkenberg on the left and Gabriel Bortoleto on the right, set against a lava-red background for the Audi Revolut F1® Team

China

15 February 2026

Building on the first step.

The second race adds context.

In China, the focus shifted from execution to refinement. What was learned in the first race was applied under different conditions, with new variables introduced across sessions. The car showed more consistency. The responses were quicker. Decisions carried more clarity. It was not about a result. It was about connection. Between sessions, between systems, and between what the team expected and what the car delivered on track.

China did not change the narrative. It strengthened it.
Progress was no longer just internal. It began to show.

Niko Hulkenberg fährt

P11

Gabriel Bortoleto konnte aus technischen Gründen nicht starten.

Emma Felbermayr fährt

P1

Driver Development Programm

R02 | All around Shanghai.

Audi Revolut F1® Team pit crew work on the car in the garage during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend.
Emma Felbermayr stands on top of her F1 Academy car celebrating after the race in Shanghai.
Emma Felbermayr greets Audi Revolut F1® Team members after her F1 Academy race in Shanghai.
Overhead shot of an Audi Revolut F1® Team car running at speed on the Shanghai circuit during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend.
Front view of Nico Hulkenberg seated in the Audi Revolut F1® Team car in a black and white image before the Chinese Grand Prix.
Nico Hulkenberg climbs into the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid before the race in Shanghai.
Close up of Gabriel Bortoleto fastening his helmet strap in Audi Revolut F1® Team race kit before the Chinese Grand Prix.
Nico Hulkenberg crouches trackside in full Audi Revolut F1® Team race kit with the grandstands in the background in Shanghai.
Gabriel Bortoleto walks through a lit corridor in Audi Revolut F1® Team outerwear before the Chinese Grand Prix.
Close up of Nico Hulkenberg in the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on track at the Chinese Grand Prix, captured at speed during the race in Shanghai.
Nico Hulkenberg drives the Audi Revolut F1® Team car through a corner at the Shanghai circuit during the Chinese Grand Prix, with the grandstands full of spectators in the background.
Nico Hulkenberg on track at the Chinses GP in Shanghai
Audi Revolut F1® Team driver Gabriel Bortoleto walks down an isle
Gabriel Bortoleto hugs an Audi Revolut F1® Team colleague inside the garage in a black and white image during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend.
Black and white image of team member seen through the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid before the Chinese Grand Prix.
Rear view of Gabriel Bortoleto walking on the grid in Audi Revolut F1® Team race kit and helmet before the Chinese Grand Prix.
Close up of Gabriel Bortoleto in full Audi Revolut F1® Team race suit and helmet on the grid before the Chinese Grand Prix.
Gabriel Bortoleto climbs out of the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid before the Chinese Grand Prix, wearing his green and yellow helmet.
Front view of Nico Hulkenberg seated in the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid before the Chinese Grand Prix, wearing his helmet behind the halo.
Nico Hulkenberg climbs into the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid before the Chinese Grand Prix, surrounded by team members during final preparations.
Gabriel Bortoleto stands on the grid in his Audi Revolut F1® Team race suit, holding his balaclava with the Shanghai grandstands in the background.
Gabriel Bortoleto climbs out of the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid before the Chinese Grand Prix, wearing his green and yellow helmet.
Nico Hulkenberg climbs into the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid before the race at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Nico Hulkenberg stands beside the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid with team members during pre-race preparations in Shanghai.
Nico Hulkenberg fastens his helmet strap beside the Audi Revolut F1® Team car on the grid at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Nico Hulkenberg adjusts his balaclava in full Audi Revolut F1® Team race suit before the race in Shanghai.
Nico Hulkenberg crouches trackside in full Audi Revolut F1® Team race kit with the Shanghai grandstands in the background.
Driver Development Programme

Emma Felbermayr finishes P1 in Shanghai.

R02 | Shanghai | F1® Academy | Race 2

EMMA FELBERMAYR

P1

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PODIUM

Emma Felbermayr kneels beside a purple F1 Academy number one board after Race 2 in Shanghai.
Emma shares her feelings after an emotional first victory.
Top view of the Audi R26 front wing on the race track in Suzuka

Japan

29 February 2026

Where progress becomes visible.

Suzuka does not reward noise.

It rewards discipline, precision and the ability to connect a lap from beginning to end. Small gains matter here. Small mistakes do too. For Audi Revolut F1® Team, Suzuka was not about a breakthrough. It was about confirmation.

The gap is still there. But so is the progress. Close to the points, consistent across sessions, and more aligned in execution, the weekend showed something more important than a result. It showed that the work is holding.

Niko Hulkenberg fährt

P11

Gabriel Bortoleto fährt

P13

R03 | Full focus in Suzuka.

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Mattia Binotto of Audi Revolut F1® Team stands trackside in a white jacket while Nico Hulkenberg adjusts his earpiece nearby and team staff prepare on the grid.
An Audi Revolut F1® Team engineer leans toward two open laptops on the grid, reviewing data with the Ferrari pit building and track activity behind him.
Team member of Audi Revolut F1® Team stands on the grass beside the track with a headset on, looking upward while holding a long measuring wand near the Aramco bridge.
Mattia Binotto of Audi Revolut F1® Team stands at trackside in front of the grandstand while other team staff line up nearby before the start.
Mattia Binotto of Audi Revolut F1® Team stands behind crew members on the grid, framed between team staff in black racewear.
Audi Revolut F1® Team crew members gather behind the car on the Suzuka grid, with Mattia Binotto visible among the group as they watch preparations unfold.
An Audi Revolut F1® Team engineer in a team cap and headset stands near the car on the grid, speaking into his radio with Aramco signage blurred in the background.
Mattia Binotto of Audi Revolut F1® Team speaks with two Sky Sport presenters on the Suzuka grid, holding position in front of the grandstands during a pre race interview.
Audi Revolut F1® Team member James Key wearing headphones stands at the side of the grid in profile, watching the track with a crowded grandstand in the background.
Mattia Binotto of Audi Revolut F1® Team stand on the Suzuka grid in white team jackets, looking across the track with the grandstands blurred behind them.
An Audi Revolut F1® Team mechanic wearing sunglasses and a headband leans over the car on the grid, with the rear light and blurred pit lane activity behind him.
Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi Revolut F1® Team is shown in close side profile wearing a black balaclava beside the cockpit before heading out.
Several Audi Revolut F1® Team crew members push the car along the Suzuka grid, with one mechanic leading at the front and grandstands full of spectators behind them.
A crew member from Audi Revolut F1® Team leans over the car on the grid in black and white, with blurred team activity in the background.
A focused Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member wearing a headset walks ahead of Gabriel Bortoleto’s car as the team moves along the grid.
Audi Revolut F1® Team crew members push Gabriel Bortoleto’s car along the grid beneath the Aramco signage, with one mechanic in sharp focus in the foreground.
Gabriel Bortoleto sits in his Audi Revolut F1® Team car in the garage, seen through the cockpit and blurred team members, with his helmet visible behind the halo.
An empty Suzuka start finish straight stretches toward an Aramco bridge, with grandstands on both sides and a helicopter high above the circuit.
Nico Hulkenberg’s Audi Revolut F1® Team car sits at the garage exit under the 27 Nico Hulkenberg nameplate while crew members watch from the shadows behind.
Nico Hulkenberg’s Audi Revolut F1® Team car waits at the garage exit beneath a sign marked with his name and number 27, shown in black and white.
Mattia Binotto of Audi Revolut F1® Team stands with his hands behind his back outside the garage, photographed in black and white with the team branding behind him.
A helmeted Audi Revolut F1® Team Gabriel Bortoleto fastens his helmet strap in the garage while team staff stand nearby in the background.
An Audi Revolut F1® Team crew member stands in the garage wearing a headset beside the white team wall, with other staff and the car visible deeper in the bay.
Nico Hulkenberg of Audi Revolut F1® Team sits smiling in the garage in racewear, framed by hanging garage hoses and Audi branding in the background.
Nico Hulkenberg drives the Audi Revolut F1® Team car along the edge of the circuit in a high angle trackside shot at Suzuka.
Rear view of an Audi Revolut F1® Team car sweeping through a fast right hand corner at Suzuka during the Japanese Grand Prix.
Gabriel Bortoleto drives the Audi Revolut F1® Team car through traffic during the Japanese Grand Prix, leading a group of cars through a Suzuka corner.
Two Audi Revolut F1® Team cars drive through a Suzuka corner during the Japanese Grand Prix.
Rear view of an Audi Revolut F1® Team car running on track during the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi Revolut F1® Team steps out of his car in full race gear as crew members gather around on the grid at Suzuka.
Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi Revolut F1® Team adjusts his earpieces on the grid with the Suzuka grandstands blurred in the background.
Nico Hulkenberg of Audi Revolut F1® Team reviews notes with a team engineer wearing a headset on the grid before the session.
Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi Revolut F1® Team smiles and points toward the crowd while standing beside fellow drivers on the grid before the race.
Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi Revolut F1® Team walks along the track in a gray team hoodie, black trousers, and a red cap during the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.
Black and white close-up of Gabriel Bortoleto of the Audi Revolut F1® Team lowering his head while adjusting his black balaclava with both hands before getting into the car.
Nico Hulkenberg sits trackside with a towel in hand while looking toward the circuit.
Mattia Binotto stands on the grid in front of the pit building during the pre race lineup.
Several Audi Revolut F1® Team mechanics gathered around the side of the car in the garage, closely inspecting the bodywork during setup.

What we are learning.

Progress is not a moment. It is a sequence.

Building a team is not linear. It moves in layers, not leaps. Performance does not come from one decision, but from systems working together. Margins define outcomes, and consistency carries more weight than isolated peaks. These are not headline lessons. They are the kind that shape what comes next.

Detail shot of the front wings of the Audi Revolut F1® Team car at Suzuka GP in Japan

What comes next.

The story does not end here.

Each race adds another piece. Each circuit asks different questions. Miami will not look like Suzuka, and Suzuka did not look like the first race. But the direction remains the same. This is not about arriving. It is about building.

The next step is already in motion.

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