Audi leaves Le Mans and DTM to Formula 1?! [updated]
Posted on 24-10-2014 at 20:06 by MauritsH – 40 Comments”
If we the rumors are to be believed, would be the might of Mercedes F1 Team from 2016 is sometimes stiff competition from their own country.
According to insiders at parent company VAG says the brand with the rings in the DTM and the WEC (where the famous race at Le Mans is one of them) soon, goodbye, to, in 2016, his entry into the world championship of Formula 1. This adventure would be funded with the released budgets from the other racing classes, and in addition, would Red Bull also have a few winged euros to sponsor.
That last would be remarkable, since the Austrian manufacturer of radioactive drinks at the end of itself with no less than two teams participate in the F1. It is also in the line of expectation that Audi not with a completely new team will enter, but instead an existing team takes over. Biggest contenders for this are, yes, Red Bull and Toro Rosso. Possibly interesting news for Max Verstappen.
Four years ago the air around VAG also all of the F1-related rumors. As would be the case that either Audi or Porsche would do to Bernie’s miljoenenfeestje, provided that the motorenreglement small engines with a turbo would prescribe. Da’s (to everyone’s great joy) in the meantime happened, so it seems that the Germans stick to their word. Incidentally, Audi has recently Stefano Domenicali adopted, the former Ferrari F1 boss, that is zero comma no experience with enduranceraces. So that must almost mean that there is a significant core of truth in the rumors.
Furthermore, the name of Fernando Alonso named as one of the possible riders. The Spanish driver will leave at the end of this year, Ferrari and 2015 is already associated with McLaren Honda. If the entire deal does not proceed, then it would just be that the champion of 2005 and 2006, about a year and a half a A8 of the case under his ass. The Spanish grootverdiener had an excellent relationship with Domenicali, so a reunification of the two is certainly a possibility.
Goodbye from Le Mans and DTM
The farewell of the langeafstandsracerij would be a move of the almighty VAG. It is rumored that Porsche the cart is now on his own is allowed to draw, so that both of the sister brands, not the grass for each other’s feet wegmaaien. By Audi to move to the open wheelers, the exposure is nicely spread out without the brands against each other having to compete.
Moreover, for Audi, not a lot of honor more to achieve at Le Mans, as it did in the past 15 years but fewer than 13 times across the finish line first. In the DTM, the brand is less dominant, though it has also, in that championship, multiple titles at each other gathered. (via: AutoExpress.co.uk)
Update (26-10): Audi gives himself via twitter, that it still remains active in the WEC, DTM and touring cars. About Formula 1 participation is further no mention of.