Motor racing-Red Bull sporting director Wheatley to lead Audi F1 team


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 28, 2024 Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

(Reuters) -Red Bull's long-serving sporting director Jonathan Wheatley will leave the Formula One champions at the end of the year to take up a new job as principal of rivals Audi, Red Bull said on Thursday.

Audi have taken over Swiss-based Sauber and will enter the sport with a factory team from 2026.

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