Lucas di Grassi says he will miss having Daniel Abt in the Audi Formula E team and believes the ousted German merits another drive in the series. Read more
Two-time DTM champion Rene Rast will test an Audi Formula E car in July with a view to replacing the ousted Daniel Abt in the German manufacturer’s driver line-up. Read more
Mercedes-Benz EQ driver Stoffel Vandoorne secured overall Race at Home Challenge honours with second spot in the Grand Final, following Oliver Rowland home, while pre-race standings leader Pascal Wehrlein tumbled out of the running after contact. Read more
Comprising of a total of fifteen cars, the field of drivers had to adapt to wet track conditions for the first time this season during the eighth round of the #RaceHome charity racing series. In the virtual race at the Red Bull Ring, Michael Bräutigam, in particular, coped well with the lower grip of the rain-slick surface. The motorsport journalist piloted the WRT Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo as a guest driver and confidently entered the super final. Bräutigam skillfully used his experience as a hobby racer and sim racer. In the final one-on-one duel, he raced against Audi DTM driver and #RaceHome leader Nico Müller. The Swiss also demonstrated his driving skills in the rain, but ultimately had to settle for second place behind Bräutigam, who clinched the second victory of the season for the WRT Team Audi Sport squad. Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline secured the teams’ championship before the two remaining rounds on June 16 and 23. The virtual series is on hold during the DTM test week at the Nürburgring from June 8 – 11.
Two months after taking office as the new CEO at Audi, Markus Duesmann is setting up a unit for the accelerated development of additional automobile models. The head of the “Artemis” high-tech project will be Alex Hitzinger, a successful motorsport chief engineer and currently in charge of autonomous driving in the Group. He will work with a team of automotive and technology experts to – as a first step – “develop a pioneering model for Audi quickly and unbureaucratically,” says Duesmann. Resources and technologies of the entire Volkswagen Group are potentially available for this. Duesmann and his Volkswagen Group colleagues also expect the “Artemis” project to provide a blueprint for the future agile development of cars throughout the Volkswagen Group. Read more
Extreme E has released the details of its “Star Wars Pod Racing” event format, which includes a ‘Crazy race’ and a hyperdrive boost for drivers who complete the longest jump. Read more
In his third #RaceHome final, Robin Frijns crossed the finish line as the victor with the Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo for the first time. On the virtual Grand Prix circuit at Brands Hatch, the professional race driver from the Netherlands finally claimed his first win after defeating his Audi DTM teammate Loïc Duval in the all-important final race. For the Frenchman and Audi Sport Team Phoenix, it was their first participation in the super finale. In the absence of his teammate Nico Müller, who recently won three races in a row, Frijns continued the winning streak for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline. In the drivers’ standings, Müller kept the top position with a twelve-point advantage over Frijns, while their team, Abt Sportsline, came a step closer to the teams’ championship title, thanks to a comfortable lead with only three rounds remaining. The winner of the next event of the charity racing series will be determined on Tuesday, June 2.