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Works Audi race seat would be ‘nice' – Schumacher

Aug.27 Audi CEO Markus Duesmann hopes the VW-owned carmaker's decision to enter Formula 1 in 2026 triggers a German revival. If Mick Schumacher fails to secure a race seat for 2023 following Sebastian Vettel's retirement, there will be no German drivers or even a German GP on the grid. But Duesmann said at Spa-Francorchamps on Friday as Audi announced its F1 project: 'I hope we will have a German driver and also a German race.' That is music to 23-year-old Schumacher's ears, but he said he is not looking ahead quite that far. 'It's definitely nice,' he told Bild when asked about Duesmann's news about wanting a German driver. 'But we will see who else will be here by then and whether there...
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