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Audi Cuts Major Upgrades, Small Update Elevates to Eighth

8/2/2026

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Audi announced it will forego major power-unit upgrades for the rest of 2026, citing budget-cap limits that require balancing chassis and engine spending.
At the Spanish Grand Prix, Audi used the FIA’s Additional Development Opportunity to roll out a modest engine update that refined torque delivery.
The upgrade gave Gabriel Bortoleto eight points and Nico Hulkenberg two, moving Audi ahead of Williams into eighth in the constructors’ championship.

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Audi announced it will forego major power-unit upgrades for the rest of 2026, citing budget-cap limits that require balancing chassis and engine spending.
At the Spanish Grand Prix, Audi used the FIA’s Additional Development Opportunity to roll out a modest engine update that refined torque delivery.
The upgrade gave Gabriel Bortoleto eight points and Nico Hulkenberg two, moving Audi ahead of Williams into eighth in the constructors’ championship.