Audi confirms Bortoleto and Hülkenberg as their drivers for the season of 2027
Audi confirmed that Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hülkenberg will continue as official drivers in the 2027 season of Formula 1. The decision was announced by Mattia Binotto at Baku, Azerbaijan GP.
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What happened?
Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto and German Nico Hülkenberg will continue as official Audi drivers in the Formula 1 season.2027 The confirmation came from team boss, Italian Mattia Binotto, on Thursday (24th) in Baku during the first day of free practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Although the two's stay behind the scenes was taken for granted, the German team has only made the decision official now a sign of stability at a time when the team is beginning to reap the fruits of a project still under construction.
"Our pilots are under contract, we knew there would be no changes", Binotto summed up the matter bluntly.
Why the Decision Matters
Maintaining the same line-up for another season gives Audi continuity in a championship where every point counts.
- Audi is the 8th out of 11 teams in the constructors' championship, with 17 points Just four shy of Haas, seventh.
- Buttermilk, whether or not concentrated 21 years, is the 14th in the drivers' championship with 10 pointsTheir best results were two consecutive eighth places, in The Silverstone and Spa-FrancorchampsIt 's okay .
- Hülkenberg, from 39 years, appears just behind, in 15th with 7 points., having scored in three of the last four racesIt 's okay .
The evolution of the team in numbers
For the fan following Bortoleto's start in this category, the picture has changed a lot since the beginning of the year. South Africa, Audi went through a fast of Seven races without a pointIt 's okay .
The turning point came in the last few months: the team put on a new uniform. At least one car in the Top 10 at five of the last six Grands Prix, an evolution that helps explain the trust to stop the pair.
The retrospect of 2025
The first season of Bortoleto on F1, in Not less than € 10 per 100 kg of dry weight: 2 g/m2 . ., still under the colours of It 's clean . Swiss team bought by Audi 19 points added by the Brazilian, who came in as F2 champion in 2024Hülkenberg closed the year with 51 pointsIt 's okay .
Where we are now
With the duo confirmed until the end of 2027, Audi enters the final stretch of the current championship with a clear objective: to overtake Haas in the constructors' standings.
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