Overview
- Audi disclosed Thursday it will build a new F1 campus less than one kilometre from its long-standing Hinwil base, with parts already in use from summer 2026 and full completion scheduled for 2030.
- The current Hinwil facility will stay fully operational during construction and will later be repurposed as the team’s manufacturing centre and wind-tunnel hub.
- Engine development and production will remain at Audi’s Neuburg power‑unit facility in Germany, and the Bicester technical centre in the UK will be retained to broaden recruitment.
- Mattia Binotto said the campus is a strategic investment in people and capability intended to attract and keep world-class engineers, designers and technicians needed for long-term competitiveness.
- The project signals a long‑term commitment to Hinwil after Audi’s staged takeover of Sauber and could expand the team’s R&D and hiring reach as it seeks to improve on modest 2026 on-track results.