Two current F1 drivers emerge as targets for Audi

Rumours have been shared that Audi are looking at Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Ocon ahead of their F1 entry.
Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Haas F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA,
Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Haas F1 Team. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand…

“Consultations by Audi top management” have settled on the ✃Haas driver, report.

The interest is said to be mutual between the German driver and the incoming ꦬGe😼rman team.

The contracts of both Alpine drivers will exꦍpire at the end of 2024, and Audi are more interested in Ocon than his teammate Pierre Gasly.

Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin,
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United…

Audi will enter F1 f🎀or the new regulations in 2026, partnering with Sauber.

But Sauber cou🦋ld even begin the adventure with Hulkenberg and Ocon in 2025, the report states, before the team fully becomes Audi.

Extensive work⛄ is being done in Germany before Aud♊i’s entry.

Work is ongoing on their power unit. Audi want 400 employees working on the 🉐hybrid engine project.

A new simulator has recently started operations.

Sauber’s workf🌠orce of 550 is being expanded to 800, the report says.

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