Audi’s Formula 1 team says veteran engineer and director Beat Zehnder will leave the operation at the end of the 2026 season. Multiple outlets frame the move as the end of a long tenure connected to the Sauber era and the team’s later Audi branding.
Reports also describe the decision in the context of an organisational change. Yahoo Sports adds that Audi is restructuring operations ahead of the 2027 campaign, while other outlets focus primarily on the announcement itself and Zehnder’s longstanding role within the Hinwil-based team.
Across coverage, there is broad agreement on the timing—exit at the end of December 2026—and on Zehnder’s prominence in the team’s management and engineering ranks. Differences are mainly in how much history and restructure context each outlet provides, rather than on the core facts.
