Overview
- Project lead Mattia Binotto said the post-test task list is the biggest he has seen, spanning design, operational and reliability fixes.
- Early running was interrupted by specific faults, with Gabriel Bortoleto stopping after 27 laps with a suspected gearbox issue and Nico Hülkenberg halting five laps into a session due to hydraulics.
- Audi recovered late in the week to log 145 laps on the final day and 240 across three days, covering roughly 1,117 kilometers.
- As a sole works supplier without customer teams, Audi completed fewer total manufacturer laps than rivals—Mercedes 1,132, Ferrari 989, Red Bull Powertrains 622, Audi 240, Honda 65—limiting its data set.
- Binotto called reliability “very critical” and both drivers emphasized the value of the mileage, with Hülkenberg labeling the final day the team’s best of the week.