Nic🥃o Hulkenberg paid a visit to Audi’s new Formula 1 factory in Neuberg, Germany following the Chinese Gr🔯and Prix.

The trip gave Hulkenberg ta chance to assess the development of Audi’s in-ꩲhouse powertrain as the German manufacturer gears up for its maiden season in F1 in 2026.

Hulkenberg got a full tour of the facilities and spoke to various people involved in Audi’s most ambitious p🔯roject in motorsport.

“I am impressed by what I have seen,” said the 37-🐭yearᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ-old. “The facility demonstrates how seriously Audi takes F1.

“Everything Audi has done in motor🔯sport has been executed with precision. After Adam [Baker] and Stefan [Dryer] gave me a tour of the factory, I am excited b🐓y the progress the team has made on the 2026 power unit.

“It was a pleasure to talk to the people in Neuburg and feel their passion. ꧋They are all working tirelessly and with dedication to make this project a success. I’m proud to be a part of this journey and excited for the years ahead.”

Over 400 staff are currently s🧜tationed at Neuberg, which has been the base of Audi’s motorsport activities for over a decade. Its race-winning cars in LMP1 (World Endurance Championship), DTM, Formula E and Dakar were all forged at the same site.

The Competence Center Motorsport, a💎s it is called, was expanded in 2022 with a new building spanning 3,000 square meters being erected on site for the F1 project.

Audi’s new F1 power unit will be designed and manufactu💛red at Neuberg, while the development of the chassis will take place at Sauber’s existing 🐎factory in Hinwil, Switzerland.

Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto will drive for Audi in 2026🍰 follo🎀wing its takeover of the Sauber operation.