Audi and Porsche are getting a little closer to F1

It is an old sea serpent which agitates the world of F1 for a decade now. Will the big Volkswagen group come to F1? This Thursday, a new step in any case seems to have been taken in this direction. At the end of its board meeting, the Stuttgart brand indicated in a short statement that it was in favor of the group entering F1. “The management and supervisory board of Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi have approved plans for a possible entry of the brands into Formula 1 » said one of the manufacturer's spokespersons.

In this same statement, it is also stipulated that no decision has yet been made 100%, specifying that the group was in the final phase of the study. But the interest in an arrival in 2026, which we knew was real, is confirmed. As a reminder, the time milestone of 2026 marks the arrival of the new technical regulations for engines in F1, with increased electrical power and the outright elimination of MGU-H, the gas energy recovery system. exhausts.

Porsche with Red Bull in 2026?

“At this stage, the new regulations for 2026 and future years are not yet available, we also mentioned on the side of Volkswagen, as if to better explain why its decision has not yet been completely made. This will make it possible to define large-scale changes to make the sport more in line with sustainable development, which is a precondition for Audi's possible entry..

As a reminder, there has been talk for several months of an alliance between Porsche and Red Bull for 2026, the team of Milton Keynes having temporarily become its own engine manufacturer (via Red Bull Powertrains) since Honda's withdrawal at the end of last year, despite ongoing links with the Japanese brand. As for Audi, the plans seem to be less concrete for the moment, but several possibilities are on the table to allow it to join F1, whether by buying a team or by joining forces with an entity already present on the grid. 

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