Andreas Seidl has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Sauber Group in anticipation of their link up with Audi Sport ahead of the 2026 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season.
Seidl left his position as Team Principal of the McLaren F1 Team to make the move to the Hinwil-based outfit, which, for 2023 at least, will remain as Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN.
He takes the position of CEO from Frédéric Vasseur, who has left Alfa Romeo to join Scuderia Ferrari as Team Principal. However, Seidl will not assume the role of Team Principal at Alfa Romeo, with a decision on who will replace that part of Vasseur’s role still to be made.
Audi Sport will join forces with Sauber in 2026, with the Volkswagen-owned company supplying power units to the team. Seidl has previous experience of working within the Volkswagen company as Team Principal of the Porsche WEC Team, and he has been brought in now to oversee the arrival of Audi.
He also has previous experience of working at Hinwil, with Seidl having been Head of Track Operations during BMW’s time in Formula 1 when they joined forces with Sauber.