Audi mourns the death of Ken Block, who passed away on January 2. “We are saddened by this news and extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends,” said Oliver Hoffmann, Member of the Board for Technical Development at AUDI AG. “Ken was a pioneer and in recent years also a member of the Audi family. He was valued and warmly welcomed by all. We have lost a great person and respected sportsman, who will always have his place in the history of Audi Sport.” Ken Block joined the Audi family in 2021. He had most recently caused a stir in the “Electrikhana” video on the streets of Las Vegas in the all-electric Audi S1 Hoonitron developed especially for him and his team.