Former Williams BMW ace and Sky Germany TV pundit Ralf Schumacher said that the rumors about Audi and Aston seem to fit, noting that Stroll could be ready to cut his losses as he is an investor first and a car enthusiast second. Furthermore, “Audi is definitely looking for its own team and accordingly that could fit quite well,” said Schumacher.
Audi seems to have plenty of options if it decides against creating a works team from scratch, as even the impressively-performing Haas team of 2022 is open to negotiation. Team boss Guenther Steiner would also be interested in discussing potential partnerships: “Obviously, as Mike [Krack] said, who would not speak to them? But we haven’t had any talks.”
Not yet, anyway, but it seems that Audi and Porsche’s forays into F1 are now a matter of when and not if. We can’t wait.
