Binotto sees Audi F1 seat for Slater ‘sooner or later’

Audi junior Freddie Slater may have only just finished his first Formula 3 campaign, but Mattia Binotto is already talking about the British teenager as a bright prospect and a future member of the manufacturer’s F1 team. The 18-year-old spent 2026 building a reputation as one of the most promising young drivers in the junior ranks, finishing runner-up to Ugo Ugochukwu in the FIA F3 Championship after leading the standings heading into the final weekend in Madrid. That progress clearly caught the attention of Audi F1 chief Binotto, who suggested in Azerbaijan that Slater’s route towards an F1 cockpit could…