Sauber veteran Zehnder to leave Audi at end of 2026

Sauber Team Manager Beat Zehnder: What Happened

Formula1.com reported on Friday, October 30, 2026 in a story involving Sauber Team Manager Beat Zehnder, Audi, Veteran Swiss. Here is how the report opens:

Veteran Swiss engineer and long-time Sauber Team Manager Beat Zehnder will leave the Formula 1 team now known as Audi at the end of the year.

It is one of many Formula 1 stories we are following today, and 4 outlets are covering it. Below are the key takeaways, how the story is being reported across the sport, background on Formula One and what to watch next.

Key Takeaways

• The story: Sauber veteran Zehnder to leave Audi at end of 2026
• Who’s involved: Sauber Team Manager Beat Zehnder, Audi, Veteran Swiss and Formula
• League: Formula 1
• First reported: Friday, October 30, 2026 by Formula1.com
• Coverage: 4 outlets are covering it: Formula1.com, The Race, Autosport and Motorsport.com
• Trending: No. 9 on the ForTheFans trending list right now

How Other Outlets Are Covering It

The same F1 story, as reported by 3 other outlets:

• Key Sauber-era figure to leave Audi F1 teamThe Race The Audi Formula 1 team has announced that veteran engineer and director Beat Zehnder will leave the operation at the end of 2026
• F1 stalwart Zehnder set for Audi exitAutosport Audi has announced that former team manager Beat Zehnder is leaving the organisation at the end of the 2026 Formula 1 season after a 34-year stint at Hinwil. Zehnder was hired by founder Peter Sauber in 1988 as a…
• Audi pays tribute as F1 stalwart Beat Zehnder set for exitMotorsport.com 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…

Background: Formula One

Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel, single-seater formula racing cars run by the Formula One Group and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the world's premier forms of motorsport since its inaugural running in 1950 and is often considered to be the pinnacle of motorsport. The word formula in the name refers to the set of rules all participant cars must follow. A Formula One season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix.

Text from Wikipedia’s Formula One article, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What’s Next for Sauber Team Manager Beat Zehnder

For fans following Sauber Team Manager Beat Zehnder, the next things to watch are the race results, qualifying, driver standings and constructors’ championship. Stories like this one tend to move quickly, so check back for follow-up reports and reaction as more outlets pick it up.

• Latest Formula 1 news today: every F1 headline as it breaks
• Live scores and schedules across every sport we cover
• More Sauber Team Manager Beat Zehnder news from around the web
• Around the Web: today’s top sports stories from every outlet