Audi has installed Thomas Fuhr as CEO of its Neuburg power unit facility, restoring a role eliminated when Adam Baker left at the start of 2025. The move frees up chief technical director Stefan Dreyer to focus purely on engine development while COO Christian Foyer handles day-to-day operations.
Fuhr brings the résumé Audi needs. He ran Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains from 2009 to 2012—the formative years before the hybrid era—and spent the last decade leading manufacturing organizations outside motorsport. Team boss Mattia Binotto cited that blend of technical depth and organizational muscle as the draw.
Audi's in-house power unit debuted this season, and reinstalling a dedicated CEO signals the project needs stronger organizational scaffolding to climb the grid. With the season nearly done, Fuhr inherits a development timeline that's already running—and a manufacturer that can't afford to lose more ground.
Read the full story at Motorsport.com
