Intermediate tires on: Audi wastes the chance to return to the points zone in Montreal
The risk of starting the race with intermediates did not pay off even for the German team, close to the points zone on the starting grid
Gabriel Bortoleto
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Hülkenberg charges the Audi: “Let’s redeem ourselves after Miami, we want a clean weekend”
The words of Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto ahead of the Montreal weekend, the third Sprint event of the 2026 F1 World Championship
Bortoleto: “When you start last, you can’t do much”
Starting from the second to last place after retiring in qualifying, the Brazilian climbed up to 12th place, in a very challenging weekend for Audi
Irregular power unit, Bortoleto disqualified from the Sprint
Gabriel Bortoleto’s Audi was disqualified from the Miami Sprint for exceeding the engine air intake pressure limit
Suzuka: the start ruins the race for Hülkenberg and Bortoleto
The Japanese GP concluded with a double finish outside the points for Bortoleto and Hülkenberg, both struggling at the start
Hülkenberg narrowly misses the points in China: “It wasn’t a flawless race”
11th place for the German Audi driver, outside the points zone in a GP in which teammate Bortoleto did not take part
Audi confirms its form, Hülkenberg: “Shame to have missed SQ3 by so little”
The words of Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto after Sprint Qualifying in China, where Audi narrowly missed out on SQ3
Bortoleto: “In the race I made overtakes that I didn’t want to make”
Gabriel Bortoleto revealed that in Australia he made some overtakes during the race ‘by mistake’, here is what he said
Bortoleto: “Shanghai is similar to some challenges we faced in Bahrain during testing”
In addition to remaining cautious ahead of the Chinese GP, the Brazilian driver believes that the Shanghai track presents similar challenges to those faced in Bahrain
Bortoleto immediately puts Audi in the points: “Proud to have written a piece of motorsport history”
For the Brazilian, 9°, the team can be “extremely proud to have written a piece of motorsport history”