Big effect in Formula 1: Audi team boss leaves after 2 races

Mattia Binotto, head of Audi’s Formula 1 project, will now also take on the duties of team boss. The 56-year-old was also team boss at Ferrari.

Switch to Aston Martin?

Wheatley’s farewell hits Audi in the middle of the team’s further development process. The 58-year-old took over the position almost a year ago, when the racing team was still operating under the previous name Sauber.

Before that, Wheatley had worked for Red Bull for a long time and celebrated world titles with the team in various leadership positions.

There is speculation that Wheatley will move to competitor Aston Martin and take over Adrian Newey’s duties as team boss.