Sports · Formula 1 · 6 outlets (L 0 · C 0 · R 0 · 6 not rated)
Audi F1 team announces Beat Zehnder's departure
The Audi Formula 1 team has announced that Beat Zehnder will leave the organisation at the end of the 2026 season.[1, 4, 6] GrandPrix.com reported he will depart in December as Audi restructures its Formula 1 operation for 2027.[2] Zehnder was hired by founder Peter Sauber in 1988 as a mechanic for the sportscar programme and moved with Sauber to Formula 1 at the start of the 1993 season, according to Motorsport.com and Autosport.[1, 4]
He became the team's long-standing team manager before the outfit was rebranded to Audi, Motorsport Week reported.[3] RacingNews365 described him as having nearly four decades of service with the Hinwil-based team, while Motorsport.com and Autosport put his stint at 34 years.[1, 4, 5]
Covered by Autosport, GrandPrix.com, Motorsport Week and 3 more
Read first F1 stalwart Zehnder set for Audi exit
Where accounts differ (1)
- Facts differRacingNews365 said Zehnder had been part of the team for 39 years, while Motorsport.com and Autosport reported a 34-year stint at Hinwil.[4, 5]
- RacingNews365 · Not rated · Oct 30, 4:50 a.m. ET Audi announce exit of major team figure after 39 years of service
After almost four decades of being part of the Hinwil-based F1 team, Beat Zehnder will depart the squad at the end of the year.
- Motorsport.com · Not rated · Oct 30, 5:08 a.m. ET Audi pays tribute as F1 stalwart Beat Zehnder set for exit
The Audi Formula 1 team has announced that former team manager Beat Zehnder is leaving the organisation at the end of the 2026 season after a 34-year stint at Hinwil. Zehnder was hired by founder Peter Sauber in 1988 as…
- RacingNews365 · Not rated · Oct 30, 4:50 a.m. ET Audi announce exit of major team figure after 39 years of service
How balanced is this coverage?
None of the 6 outlets that covered it has a lean score, so none can be placed left to right.
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 0 of 42 left-leaning, 0 of 33 center and 0 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
No rated outlet covered it, so there is nothing to place on the axis.
Not rated Autosport, GrandPrix.com, Motorsport.com, Motorsport Week, RacingNews365, The Race. Not placed: they have no lean score.