Wheatley: “We want to be the most successful team, but there is a path”

There was no shortage of the most eagerly awaited guests at the presentation of the Audi R26, whose livery was revealed today at an event in Berlin. In addition to the drivers, Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, and the Project Manager Mattia Binotto, an enthusiastic Team Principal Jonathan Wheatley also spoke in front of the public. Future around the corner Even for the British engineer, Audi’s great debut in the Circus is getting ever closer, with the evening just archived representing a significant approach to the first world championship of the Four Circles house: “We have been talking about the future Audi Formula 1 team or the Audi Formula 1 project for so long now, and tonight it becomes reality for all of us who have undertaken this journey – he declared – I haven’t been there for as long as Mattia. For everyone in the factory it is a very exciting, historic. There is an extraordinary spirit in this team, and we want to project ourselves differently than other Formula 1 teams. We want to take this team beyond the track. We want to make it a more cultural experience for our fans. Our fans are very important to us to share this journey with. The project signed by Audi Pride and desire to successfully achieve one’s project, with the awareness that it will be not an easy challenge for a debuting team: “We are not here to waste time. We have an ambitious path, but we are humble. We know where we start from, but we also know where we want to arrive and how to prepare this team. We want the Audi team to be the most successful Formula 1 team in history, but we have to start from where we are, and there is a path. We have measurable goals in this path, and we are excited to get started today.” Therefore believing in an ambitious project, based on the potential of a team ready to debut in a season full of changes in the field of technical regulations: “As a team we have this incredible opportunity to unite chassis and powertrain in a cohesive way like no other team has ever done before – he concluded – the goal of this season is definitely to train and build a team, bring together extraordinary people, talented engineers and over 1,500 people in three different areas and instill a spirit of initiative. What can we do about it different? How can I commit to this team? How can we improve the performance of the car?