Porsche-Red Bull, the reasons for the disagreement

Taken for granted earlier this summer, the union between Porsche and Red Bull – as well as the purchase of 50% of the company Red Bull Technology – will ultimately not take place. Autopsy of a stillborn chord.

Published on 09/09/2022 à 13:00

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Porsche-Red Bull, the reasons for the disagreement

Red Bull will ultimately not ally with Porsche / © DPPI

Everything was ready. At the start of July, there was no longer any question of waiting, and the proximity of the Austrian Grand Prix on the grounds of Red Bull offered the best opportunity to publish the banns of a marriage that had been announced for a long time, but perhaps not expected by everyone. The Styrian weekend passed, however, without any alliance being confirmed. The fact was then mentioned that the German firm had preferred to wait until the FIA had validated the 2026 engine regulations to reveal its intentions.

An admissible reason, which became less so when Audi, as part of the Belgian Grand Prix, formalized its entry into F1. Et ce bien que ses plans soient nettement moins avancés que ceux de Porsche. Then Q