
Audi's New Racing Director: Allan McNish
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Audis New Racing Director: Allan McNish Takes Helm, Drivers Excited for His Leadership
Audi has appointed Allan McNish as their new Racing Director, following Jonathan Wheatleys departure. McNish, a Formula One veteran and endurance racing champion, is set to lead the team alongside his driver development duties. Drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg express excitement for McNishs expertise and leadership, as Audi aims to improve their standing in the constructors championship.
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F1 News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Audi's New Racing Director: Allan McNish. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
It's April 30th. This is F1 News today, AI-powered stories from Inside Your Team. Adi just named Alan McNish as their new racing director for the Formula One team, and driver's Gabriel Bortalato and Nico Hulkenberg are both on, board with the move. This comes after Jonathan Wheatley stepped down as team principal back in March, prompting Audi to shuffle their leadership and promote McNish from, within. McNish brings serious credentials. He raced in Formula One for Toyota in 2002, then dominated endurance with Audi, winning the 24. Hours of the month's twice, and later led their Formula E team. On media day at the Miami Grand Prix Mignishes first weekend in the role, Bortalato praised him as a longtime Audi guy with tons of racing know-how. Saying he'll do an incredible job, and they're excited to work together closely. Meanwhile, Audi sits afe in the constructor's standings with just two points so far, but with McNish steering the ship alongside his driver.
Development duties, they're gearing up to push harder down the stretch.
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