Former Ferrari team chief - Binotto switches to new Formula-1-Team Audi - Seidl goes
In preparation for the Formula-1 entry, the future Audi workshop team surprisingly changes its leadership. As the German car manufacturer announced, Mattia Binotto takes over the project leadership starting from August 1st at the site in Hinwil, Switzerland. The current Sauber team has its seat there, and Audi officially joins the Formula-1 royal class with the complete takeover only in 2026.
Andreas Seidl, a 48-year-old German from Passau, who was the CEO of Sauber Motorsport AG, will no longer be part of the project in the course of its realignment. The same applies to Oliver Hoffmann, who was previously the chairman of the Sauber Group's administrative boards. Seidl was team principal at McLaren, the British traditional racing team, from 2019 to 2022 before leaving and joining the Audi project.
"I am excited that we were able to win Mattia Binotto for our ambitious Formula-1 project," said Gernot Döllner, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG: "With his extensive experience of over 25 years in Formula 1, he will certainly make a significant contribution to Audi."
Binotto was responsible for Formula-1 matters at Ferrari from early 2019 to the end of 2022. His official new role at Audi is that of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technical Officer. This position carries the responsibility for the operational business management and the sporting success of the racing team.
- Mattia Binotto, previously involved in Formula-1 at Ferrari, will lead the Audi Formula-1 Team starting from August 1st, based in Hinwil, Switzerland.
- The International motorsport scene will witness a significant shift as Audi officially enters the Formula-1 elite class in the complete takeover of the Sauber team in 2026.
- Interestingly, the announcement of Binotto's role in Audi marks a change in leadership for the future Formula-1 workshop team, which was previously led by Andreas Seidl.
- Seidl, a German CEO from Passau, was the team principal at the British traditional racing team, McLaren, before joining the Audi project.
- The shift in leadership is a result of Seidl's departure and Oliver Hoffmann's departure from the Sauber Group's administrative boards, as the project undergoes realignment.
- Binotto's new role at Audi, located in Ingolstadt, Germany, sees him taking on the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technical Officer, which carry the responsibility for the team's operational management and sporting success in Formula-1.
