Motorsports
Andreas Siddle leaves McLaren and takes over Audi F1
McLaren Racing Director Andreas Siddle is expected to be announced soon as Fred Wasser’s successor at Alfa Romeo/Sauber to lead its transformation into Audi F1 over the next three years.
Following back-to-back announcements by Alfa Romeo that Frédéric Wasser has stepped down as race director and by Ferrari that the Frenchman will succeed Mattia Binotto in 2023, Wasser’s position at Alfa Romeo F1/Sauber is expected to become the Andreas Schidl.
Siedl is – for now – McLaren’s race manager but it appears he is also Audi’s choice to build the team that will see the German company enter Formula 1 in 2026.
We recall that at the time of the Stuttgarters’ consecutive victories in the WEC and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Siedl was with full success Porsche’s race director – therefore he has the full trust and affection of the Volkswagen Group, which owns Audi and Porsche.
Audi builds its engine plant in Neuburg, Germany, while the team’s chassis will continue to be built at Sauber’s plant in Heinville, Switzerland. The Germans are also to buy the majority of shares in Sauber over the next three years, which will keep the name Alfa Romeo F1 until the end of 2023, then be called Sauber and be renamed Audi F1 from 2026.
After leaving Porsche, Andreas Siddle has been McLaren’s director of racing for the last four years, having been selected for the position by McLaren boss Zach Brown and announced by the Woking team in May 2019.
He managed to make the team relatively competitive again and took them to 3rd place in the league in 2020 but failed to make them championship worthy. With quite a bit of luck, he only had one win in Monza in 2021 with Daniel Ricciardo.
Siddle’s looming departure from McLaren is the race leader’s fourth departure from as many teams in the past three weeks, following yesterday’s announcement of the end of Williams’ partnership with Jost Kapito.
These “musical chairs” at the highest level have been left out by Mattia Binotto, who resigned from Ferrari at the end of November. However, the Italian is well regarded in F1 and a potential offer from McLaren – for Siddle’s position – could look quite attractive for the Italian, and perhaps McLaren as well.
As for Alfa Romeo/Sauber, he laid the first and important foundation for the transformation into Audi F1: he handed over the management – apparently since there was no official announcement yet – to a man of the absolute trust of Audi and the VW group, to rebuild and expand the team with the investment from Wolfsburg.
It is significant what the Hineville team’s announcement of Vasser’s departure said: “Frederick Vasser is leaving the team strengthened with new partners, increased manpower and a bright future as a factory team with a manufacturer in the not too distant future.”
And Wasser emphasized, among other things: “I’m proud of the work we’ve done together as a team and as a company, and particularly the strong foundations we’ve laid for what is to come. I know Alfa Romeo will only keep going from strength to strength and I look forward to it. “I look forward to seeing them in action at the top in the years to come.”
Source: sport 24
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2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris admitted that private messages and personal meetings with legends such as Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and four-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner played an important role in the championship fight.
Norris has spoken about the support he has received ahead of the decisive stages of the season.
“I have received so many powerful words of encouragement, messages and speeches from incredible people who are world champions in a variety of sports, from Lewis, Seb and many more.
Many people don’t know that I communicate with Seb. Some, especially Casey Stoner, wrote me a quick message just when I needed it most: “Think about this, believe in yourself, do this, do that.” That really helped me get back on track.”
Norris’ title chances were in serious jeopardy following the recent rise of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. However, McLaren’s successful strategy in Abu Dhabi on the final stage of the season allowed the Briton to finish third at the Yas Marina Circuit and formalize the championship title.
An important component of success was the pilot’s psychological resilience. Norris made mistakes throughout the 2025 season that could have cost him the title, but he managed to withstand the pressure while his teammate Oscar Piastri succumbed to the pressure at key moments of the season.
Norris concluded: “When you win the championship by just two points, I’m sure that the faith and support of the people around me brought me these two points. That’s why I’m grateful to everyone, because sometimes you only need two points to win the championship.”
Source: Sport UA
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MotoGP Ducati coach Gigi Dall’Igna: “Marc Marquez’s limitation was that he took risks that were unnecessary”
Gigi Dall’Igna He was one of the men who put his hand in the fire when he made the decision. Marc Marquez instead of Jorge Martin as a friend Pecco Bagnaia inside the box ducati official. But just one year later he was proven right. The Cervera native returned to the top of the motorcycling world with a landslide victory in the Desmosedici GP25.
Indeed, in recognition of this return to the top, DAZN released the documentary Volver, in which Ducati’s sports director reflects on the fact that Marc always pushes himself to the limit. Even when you don’t need to. And Dariña sees this as one of Marc Márquez’s few weaknesses thus far.
”His limitation is that he may take risks even when it is not necessary. If there had been a little more clarity, for example, some mistakes could have been avoided at some point,” Dall’Iña argued.
In this sense he also said: Marco RigamontiHe made his debut as a truck engineer for Marquez in 2025. For Italians, this exploration of boundaries is a trait that has brought them great success in the past.
“He always said this.I want to be remembered as someone who gave everything.. It shows on the track as he always pushes the bike to the maximum and always tries. He is not afraid to make decisions that go against the flow.. Moreover, he knows that if he makes a choice at the last moment that surprises the other drivers, it could give him an advantage,” Rigamonti said.
After becoming champion, Marquez was involved in an accident at the Indonesian Grand Prix and was forced to undergo surgery to recover from a shoulder blade injury. Just a few days ago, he was able to get back on a flat track motorcycle and is currently continuing to heal his right shoulder.
The goal, as Marc himself has reiterated both actively and passively, is to take part in the February test at Sepang. He doesn’t want to miss the start of the 2026 preseason.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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According to reports in the Italian media, the Ferrari team has made a decision about race engineer Lewis Hamilton for the 2026 season.
Riccardo Adami has been working with the seven-time world champion since the Briton moved to the Scuderia in January 2025. But there were a few strange and resonant radio conversations between them throughout the season.
During the Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton appeared confused by the lack of information from his engineer, and at the Miami round he reacted strongly to the situation, issuing team orders and advising the team to “drink some tea” after Charles Leclerc refused to let him pass.
At the Monaco Grand Prix, Riccardo Adami asked Hamilton: “Are you mad at me?” There was another incident where he ignored her request. Ferrari later announced that the engineer had left the pit wall at that time.
A similar situation was repeated after the last race of the season. During the radio exchange, Hamilton thanked the team and the race engineer for their cooperation, but received no response. The Briton then asked if they had heard him and received an explanation that the team were talking to each other at the time.
At the end of the season, team principal Fred Vasser said the Scuderia would review Hamilton’s inner circle to improve their results. And it looks like the decision has already been made.
According to Italian publication Auto Racer, Ferrari has decided to retain Riccardo Adami as Hamilton’s race engineer for 2026. The most important reason for this was a “very positive” private dinner between the pilot and the engineer.
The team expects to take a serious step forward in 2026 in light of new technical regulations. Next season could be decisive for Hamilton because 2026 is considered the last year of his current contract with Ferrari.
His first season in the Scuderia was a difficult one for the Briton. Hamilton finished the championship in sixth place using the problematic SF-25 car, but lost 86 points to his teammate.
Hamilton went a season without a podium for the first time in his career, while Leclerc scored seven goals. Of particular concern was the seven-time champion’s deteriorating qualifying form later in the year.
Source: Sport UA
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