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Ferrari bosses aren’t just putting pressure on F1 drivers: “Once you’re in there, you already know, even without being told, that this demand exists. Our clearest case was 2023.”
John Elkann It was in the news at the end of the F1 season. boss of ferrari asked the pilots. lewis hamilton and charles leclercstop talking so much and concentrate on driving. This pressure on the driver has been widely commented on as the car is not supporting the driver. But this is what it means to be a driver for the legendary Maranello team.
Despite failing to win the Grand Circus, Ferrari is on top of the wave in the World Endurance Championship. Three years after their return to the hypercar category, they won the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles with the No. 51 car, in addition to their third straight victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. However, despite its success, the pressure on Ferrari remains maximum.
MD had the opportunity to interview Miguel Molina, the first Spaniard in history to win the constructors’ title with an Italian team. And that’s exactly what we wanted to hear about, the comments that we can receive from the office. Understand that whether it’s F1 or WEC, the requirements are inherent.
”Once you join Ferrari, you already know clearly that this requirement applies, even if you are not told.. So you have to understand that and hold on to it. And above all you need to manage it. for For us, for example, the pressure in 2023 was making our debut at Le Mans after 50 years of competing in the premier class, and having two cars in first and second place at the start…well, there was pressure there too.. But, as I said, it is true that the demands for victory are always very high. And you have to know how to manage it and understand it. And in a way you can forget about it and try to give the best version of yourself,” the Lloret de Mar person told us.
“Be it Ferrari or Italy, you live with a lot of passion. All of this comes with a lot of demands.”. Yes, it is true that Ferrari’s competitive goal is to win. That’s why we’re so focused on this championship. And we didn’t stop until we won the Constructors’ World Championship. All that demand is significant. And we have to accept it and shoulder it. There have been difficult times for us. However, I believe that by working together and working together, we achieved positive results,” he concluded.
And if the pressure was applied earlier, after setting the bar high, Ferrari will continue to compete in the WEC in order to prolong its supremacy in the World Endurance Championship. With Porsche’s departure, its hegemony may become even stronger. Therefore, Miguel, who has a contract until 2027, dreams of achieving the only thing missing: the Drivers’ World Championship.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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One of the two new teams on the Formula 1 grid is preparing to introduce its car for the 2026 season. The Audi team will officially reveal the new car at a special event in Berlin on Tuesday, January 20.
Audi has fully taken over Sauber’s project ahead of the 2026 season and will start its first Formula 1 championship as a factory team and power unit manufacturer. The team has also retained a significant portion of its 2025 Sauber structure, including team boss Jonathan Whitley and drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg.
This will make Audi the fourth team to submit designs for its 2026 car, after Red Bull, Racing Bulls and Haas. The presentation will take place in the German capital in the format of a full-fledged seasonal launch.
Following the main event, a separate event will be held in Berlin on Wednesday, January 21 for selected fans and media to take a closer look at the new car and its livery.
The presentation will start on January 20 at 20:00 Kyiv time. During the event, the team will reveal the car’s full design for the 2026 season.
Let’s remember that Audi had previously put the 2026 car on the track during promotional races at the Barcelona-Catalonia circuit in early January, but only a limited number of images were released at that time.
Formula 1. Presentation of the first Audi car. Watch LIVE online
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Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg can count on a multimillion-dollar bonus in his first season with Audi if he can repeat the results in the 2025 season.
Last season, the German pilot reached the Formula 1 podium after 250 races for the first time in his career and finished the British Grand Prix in third place. At Silverstone, Hulkenberg was ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and scored 15 points in one go.
Hulkenberg scored 51 points at the end of the 2025 season.
On the eve of Audi’s first season, specialized media reported that the 38-year-old pilot signed a contract providing a bonus of 50 thousand euros for each point earned in the 2026 season.
Given the large-scale changes in Formula 1, even the pilots themselves cannot yet predict the balance of power in the peloton. However, if Hulkenberg scores 51 points again, the bonus can reach 2 million 550 thousand euros in addition to his base salary at Audi.
If Nico manages to win the race and score the maximum 25 points, this will immediately earn him a bonus of 1,250,000 euros.
The team will present the appearance of its first car today at 20:00 Kyiv time.
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Thomas Berman, the younger brother of Haas Formula 1 team driver Oliver Berman, will officially take part in Italian Formula 4 and Euro 4 in the 2026 season.
Thomas will represent the VAR team colours.
The 16-year-old Briton spent last year in British Formula 4, where he scored one win and finished eighth in the final season standings.
But the ones that are considered the most prestigious and promising are the Italian and European Formula 4 championships. They are often chosen by young pilots for further career advancement. In addition, Thomas’ older brother Oliver Berman also competed in these series and became the Italian Formula 4 champion in 2021 with 11 wins.
Let us also remind you that Ukrainian Alexander Bondarev will compete in the same championships with the Prima Racing team in the 2026 season. The Ukrainian pilot does not hide his ambitions and has repeatedly expressed his intention to fight for the championship title.
Bondarev now participates in Middle East Formula 4 in preparation for the European leg of the season. After the first stage, he took first place in the general rankings and became the leader in the rankings.
Thomas Berman will compete in the Formula Winter Series as part of his preparations.
The competition between the current “four” promises to be extremely high, and the appearance of the younger brother of the Formula 1 pilot will only increase interest in the series.
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