- Audi has 17 constructors’ points after 14 races; drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hülkenberg lie 14th and 15th respectively.
- McNish said early-season reliability problems left only one Audi starting in each of the first two races and produced multiple retirements.
- He said those issues were largely under control by Miami and Montreal, improving the team’s ability to convert pace into points.
- He described the spread between Audi’s best and worst qualifying performance as “very, very narrow.”
- McNish noted the team’s disappointment at missing Q3 in Madrid as evidence of raised internal expectations.
- He judged that the consistency in qualifying shows the team has progressed since the start of the season.
- McNish confirmed Audi has lodged an appeal against the Monza result.
- He also said the team is monitoring a potential penalty for Yuki Tsunoda that could alter points allocation.
- The outcome of the appeal/penalty processes was still pending at the time of the interview.
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