The Volkswagen board met on Thursday to discuss a number of matters, including an F1 entry, and its statement thereafter is exciting: “The management and supervisory boards of Volkswagen AG, Porsche AG, and Audi AG have confirmed plans for a possible entry into Formula 1 by the two brands. The Audi and Porsche brands will provide details later.”
Porsche was previously rumored to be partnering with Red Bull and appears to be on course to confirm a collaboration, but things at Audi seem to have changed.
According to German publication Auto Motor und Sport, Audi may no longer pursue a deal with McLaren and now looks to be favoring a deal with Sauber. If that falls through, Williams and Aston Martin could be potential backup matchups.
Excitingly for Porsche, Red Bull Racing’s F1 team principal Christian Horner says it would be “very easy” for the new Red Bull Powertrains division (taken over from Honda) to adjust its operating procedures to fit with a new partner, whichever brand that may be .
