Monaco, June 5 -- Audi has made it clear it wants turbos to remain part of Formula 1 when new engines are introduced in either 2030 or 2031.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is pushing naturally aspirated V8 engines with a minimal hybrid element and using sustainable fuels. Ben Sulayem has said he would prefer these to come by 2030 but that they will arrive by 2031.
But Audi chief executive officer Gernot Dollner told selected media at the Monaco Grand Prix on Friday that a turbo was "definitely more important than talking about the number of cylinders.
"That's crystal clear from an Audi perspective. We prefer turbo due to the efficiency aspect.
"The most important aspect for Audi, that we keep the idea of being sustainable and having...