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Audi’s odd F1 2026 launch - everything we learned
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Audi’s officially launched its new F1 team but the real car’s being kept hidden and remains a mystery even though it’s already run on track.
The Audi R26 completed an early shakedown at Barcelona nearly two weeks ago, when grainy images and video of it emerged as some tried to capture it from a distance outside the circuit perimeter.
But the real thing remains a mystery as its team-stroke-season-stroke-livery launch event in Munich on Tuesday night was mainly about showing off its new colour scheme and full range of partners.
So what's actually going on with Audi's build-up to its first season on the F1 grid?
00:00 Audi, where's your car?
02:27 Ahead of the game?
04:48 A 'significant' deficit
07:35 Modest 2026, 'Mission 2030'
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