Williams boss Jost Capito says his team would definitely consider what Audi could offer in terms of a possible partnership.

The Grove outfit is currently supplied with power units by Mercedes, a long-standing partnership which started back in 2014, and one which helped Williams achieve great results at the start of the turbo-hybrid era as they finished P3 in the Constructors’ standings in 2014 and 2015.

But from 2026, the landscape looks set to shift again now that the Volkswagen Group has announced its intention to enter Porsche and Audi into Formula 1 from that season, when the new generation of power units are set to be introduced.