Audi has reportedly completed its full acquisition of the Sauber Formula 1 team as it gears up to debut as a works team in the sport in 2026. This announcement

Audi has announced that it has completed its planned full takeover of the Sauber Formula 1 team before it enters

Sauber also made significant changes to its driver lineup, parting ways with Guanyu Zhou at the end of last season. In 2025, experienced F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg and reigning Formula 2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto will take the wheel of Sauber's cars.

Changes continue apace at Sauber ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season. The upcoming 2025 campaign is the last for the team ahead of Sauber becoming the Audi works operation starting in 2026. Ahead of this year the team signed veteran driver Nico Hülkenberg and incoming rookie Gabriel Bortoleto,

Audi F1 has already confirmed its team principal for the 2026 season, and Sauber are bidding farewell to Alessandro Alunni Bravi.

Sauber managing director and team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi will part ways with the team at the end of January, after eight years working with the Formula 1 team. The bespectacled Italian was added to the board of the Sauber team following its takeover by Longbow Finance in 2017,

Alessandro Alunni Bravi will leave as Sauber before the start of the new F1 season. The team announced this on Wednesday.