Editing Audi (section)

===Formula One===
{{main|Audi in Formula One}}
Audi has been linked to [[Formula One]] in recent years but has always resisted due to the company's opinion that it is not relevant to road cars, but hybrid power unit technology has been adopted into the sport, swaying the company's view and encouraging research into the program by former [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] team principal [[Stefano Domenicali]].

Audi announced in August 2022 that it would enter the Championship as an engine manufacturer in {{F1|2026}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audi to join Formula 1 from 2026 {{!}} Formula 1® |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-audi-to-join-formula-1-from-2026.yr9pFVd5nSQBbZ7EZZDLJ.html |access-date=26 August 2022 |website=www.formula1.com |language=en}}</ref> In October, Audi confirmed its partnership with [[Sauber Motorsport]] for the year 2026, acquiring a stake in the company for the German brand to enter the competition by renaming the team and supplying engines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audi selects Sauber as strategic partner for Formula 1 entry |url=https://www.audi-mediacenter.com:443/en/press-releases/audi-selects-sauber-as-strategic-partner-for-formula-1-entry-14981 |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=Audi MediaCenter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sauber to become Audi works F1 team from 2026 {{!}} Formula 1® |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-sauber-to-become-audi-works-f1-team-from-2026.6EMJQ2LlvshgpCXdCR9xJl.html |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=www.formula1.com |language=en}}</ref>

On 26 April 2024, Sauber announced they had signed [[Nico Hülkenberg]] for {{F1|2025}} onwards on a multi-year contract, confirming him as their first driver in Formula One.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nico Hulkenberg confirmed as first Audi F1 driver after move from Haas to Sauber for 2025 confirmed |url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13123183/nico-hulkenberg-confirmed-as-first-audi-f1-driver-after-move-from-haas-to-sauber-for-2025-confirmed |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref> Six months later, they confirmed that his teammate would be rookie [[Gabriel Bortoleto]], the two replacing outgoing drivers [[Valtteri Bottas]] and [[Zhou Guanyu]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kick Sauber confirm rookie Bortoleto as second driver for 2025|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/breaking-kick-sauber-confirm-rookie-bortoleto-as-second-driver-for-2025.2EL5ciR1wh3baHcobZqGl9 |date=6 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>