Volkswagen to form a team in F1?

[Majarvis]

DailyF1

Would be great to see Audi's back in F1. That would be some German power struggle after a few year of them being in, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, all fighting for Germany's respect, would be great. Wonder if Audi could better BMW engine wise.

 

[Pupik]

I thought VW said "no" last year? Oh well...still waiting the Audi entrance...one day, I suppose.

 

[Majarvis]

They keep going back and fourth, but I mean they have pulled out of LeMans to "focus on other projects" so Formula One seems the next logical step.

 

[advanR]

i thought i read somewhere that vw was looking to buy, or partner with sauber.

 

[Majarvis]

Originally posted by advanR
i thought i read somewhere that vw was looking to buy, or partner with sauber.

I've heard and read that too, and it seems like a logical idea. Peter Sauber has been after VW to do that for years now.

 

[freerider]

Vw's LM675 car is very competitive, but if Audi got in all they would have to do is strip-down an R8R and they would easily become a top 3 team.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

This is one of those subjects that comes back in a quiet spell of news. I think that VW are thinking about it, and I'm pretty much certain that Audi Sport have an engine that would be reasonably competitive. I would think that VW will stay out for another couple of years - perhaps even until 2008 when the new Concorde Agreement comes into play.

 

[vat_man]

Well, given the shift to more 'endurance' styled engines, it makes sense that the VW-Audi group would be interested.

 

[F094/H]

Man, I gotta see how it looks!