Audi calls for F1 ADUO rethink amid exploit fears

Audi calls for F1 ADUO rethink amid exploit fears

Audi Formula 1 boss Mattia Binotto feels the power unit upgrade system is not fit for purpose

Binotto wants ‘rethink’ of FIA’s flawed ADUO system

Audi F1 boss Mattia Binotto has urged the the FIA to rethink its controversial Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities system.

Audi F1 chief calls on FIA for ‘rethink’ on F1 ADUO process

Mattia Binotto, chief of the Audi Formula 1 project, has called on the FIA to consider a change in process of the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities [ADUO] scheme. The concept was created by the sport’s governing body to ensure a fairer playing field, amid the introduction of this year’s new radical technical regulations. With hybrids now set at 50:50 in terms of combustion and electric power, the new regulations have been a minefi…

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Mattia Binotto concerned Formula 1 power unit manufacturers can exploit the ADUO