Crimson Bull’s long-time sporting director Jonathan Wheatley will go away the world champions after this season to change into Audi’s F1 group principal.
Wheatley, who has been concerned with the group for the overwhelming majority of their existence, will be a part of Audi’s manufacturing facility F1 group for the beginning of the 2026 season following a 12 months of gardening go away with Crimson Bull in 2025.
Having began on the Milton Keynes-based group as a group supervisor, Wheatley has most just lately labored as sporting director for Crimson Bull.
Christian Horner, group principal of Crimson Bull, thanked Wheatley for his efforts over his tenure with the group, having been concerned with all of their championship titles.
“It has been a protracted and profitable relationship with Jonathan over 18 years”, Horner stated.
“Jonathan will stay in his place till the tip of the 2024 season, because the group search to defend each our world drivers’ and world constructors’ titles efficiently. A interval of gardening go away will observe in 2025.
“Everybody at Crimson Bull Racing and Crimson Bull Expertise want him all the most effective in his new position and wish to place our due to Jonathan. Crimson Bull Racing have great energy and depth and this gives alternative to raise others throughout the group. We’ll announce a brand new group construction within the coming weeks.”
Wheatley is the most recent main determine in Crimson Bull to depart the group in 2024 after chief designer Adrian Newey was additionally confirmed to be departing earlier this 12 months.
Audi will evolve the present Sauber group into their manufacturing facility F1 outfit when the German marque joins F1 as an influence unit producer because the overhauled 1.6L V6 turbo energy unit rules come into drive in 2026. Audi introduced final month that former Ferrari group principal Mattia Binotto will change into the group’s chief working and chief technical officer, with Sauber CEO Andreas Seidl departing the undertaking.
Nico Hulkenberg has been confirmed as the primary driver to race for Audi into 2026, becoming a member of Sauber on the finish of this present season. His group mate for 2025 and past is but to be introduced.
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