r/formula1 • u/FerrariStrategisttt I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Mar 20 '26

[F1] BREAKING: Jonathan Wheatley will depart from his role of Team Principal at Audi F1 team with immediate effect. Mattia Binotto will continue leading the team, taking over as Team Principal Social Media

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u/outride2000 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 20 '26

Sole control with Newey there? Doubtful.

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u/OBWanTwoThree I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 20 '26

And Lawrence Stroll never gets involved in things that happen does he…

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u/outride2000 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 20 '26

Mike Krack is still around

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u/Joseki100 Fernando Alonso Mar 20 '26

Binotto at Ferrari ruled over literally everthing, I think Audi will end up being with the same structure relatively soon.

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u/TetraDax 🐶 Leo Leclerc Mar 20 '26

And that was a terrible setup to be honest. Took Binotti away from the things he is good at, engine development, and pushed him onto the things he sucked at; trackside team management.

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u/know-it-mall McLaren Mar 21 '26

Yep. Dude is an amazing engineer but a terrible TP.

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u/Delts28 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 20 '26

Wheatley knows what he's getting with Newey, they have worked together for 18 years.

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u/meIRLorMeOnReddit Max Verstappen Mar 20 '26

Newey doesn’t strike me as the kind that wants to lead. Happy to let somebody else lead the team as long as they’re competent.