Audi drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg were both excited about the team’s new car in Berlin. The R26 was revealed this Tuesday in the German capital, where GPblog was present. On stage, Bortoleto was the first to react to the new car.

The R26 represents VW AG's first-ever full works operation in F1—and the first step in a plan to win a championship by 2030.

Audi is entering Formula 1 for the first time in its history this season, having taken over the Swiss-based Sauber team.

Revised technology and more equipment come to the 2026 A5 and Q5, and so does a price that's up a few hundred bucks compared to last year.