Audi CEO Markus Duesmann hopes the VW-owned carmaker’s decision to enter Formula 1 in 2026 triggers a German revival. But Duesmann said at Spa-Francorchamps on Friday as Audi announced its F1 project: “I hope we will have a German driver and also a German race.”. “It’s definitely nice,” he told Bild when asked about Duesmann’s news about wanting a German driver. “But we will see who else will be here by then and whether there are more German drivers.”. Indeed, Duesmann said no preliminary talks with German drivers are taking place quite yet. “If we have a team, then we can also talk about the drivers,” he said. “I do very much hope that there will be a Formula 1 race in Germany again.

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