Another key person behind Audi’s F1 entry is set to depart, two years before the car giants finally join the gr🉐id.

Chief developm🌸ent officer Oliver Hoffmann is set for the exit, German newspaper💎 reports.

It is a significant blow because Markus 🎃Duesmann, the CEO who led Audi towards F1, has already left his job.

CDO Hoffman’꧋s contract had been extended as recently as last year but he no💦w faces being forced out of Audi, the report states.

He disagrees with new Audi CEO G🌺ernot Dollner over the com𝐆pany’s future.

Hoffman is also carrying the responsibility for poor s💧ales figures. Cars planned under his leadership have either been postponed or have not sold as successfully as hoped.

The Volkswagen Group's Supervisory🏅 Board will have the final say on 🤡Hoffman’s future at the beginning of March.

The new CEO wants to move Hoffman into A🅘udi’s F1ꦯ project instead.

He was present when Audi announced its pla🥃n to enter F1 in 🔯2026.

But there is confusion over the ൲idea of moving Hoffman into F1, because Andreas Seidl is currently working as the CEO of the team known as Sauber who will evolve into Audi in 2026.

Rumours within Fﷺ1 continue that Audi’s planned entry into F1 in two years is still not 100% and they could withdraw.

The new Audi🔯 CEO Dollner is reportedly open to selling the Sauber shares whi🀅ch would enable Audi to U-turn on their F1 plan without reputational damage.

The booming finances in F1 make it a good𒊎 time to sell up. Audi bought their share in Sauber for a reported €600ꦐm.