Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower

Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161352

By McLaren Fan - 08 Oct 09, 19:43

- 08 Oct 09, 19:43#161352

From F1 Live:

An official of the German luxury car brand Audi has hinted that parent group Volkswagen might enter Formula One if the costs continue to come down.

Reinhold Carl, managing director of Audi Singapore, is quoted by the Straits Times newspaper as musing that while budgets are dropping, teams still need to fork out "well over a hundred million Euros" for an annual F1 programme.

"If the cost is lower, it will be more manageable," he told reporters.

However, after car marques including Jaguar and Honda pulled out, with BMW about to do the same when the current season ends, and amid rumours that Toyota and Renault might soon follow, Carl admitted that the gains for a manufacturer from being on the grand prix grid remain vague.

He reckons that if VW was to decide to field a Formula One team, it would be branded either Porsche or Audi, "or even Volkswagen."

D.B. � CAPSIS International
Source: GMM

Volkswagen for me, please. Then name the car of the GTI. 8-)

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Re: Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161353

By 7UpJordan - 08 Oct 09, 19:45

- 08 Oct 09, 19:45#161353

With many manufacturers dropping out and of new privateers coming in next year, I wouldn't mind seeing a new manufacturer come in. It seems we're now getting a nice balance again.

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Re: Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161354

By Denthúl - 08 Oct 09, 19:47

- 08 Oct 09, 19:47#161354

Ace.

We need there to be plenty of teams willing to enter the sport. I don't want us to end up with only ten teams again.

Re: Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161356

By Jabberwocky - 08 Oct 09, 19:50

- 08 Oct 09, 19:50#161356

bet it is a Diesel

A racing car that does not win, is just art

Re: Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161360

By scotty - 08 Oct 09, 19:55

- 08 Oct 09, 19:55#161360

Porsche would be good! Or even Bugatti...

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??

Re: Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161362

By Jabberwocky - 08 Oct 09, 19:58

- 08 Oct 09, 19:58#161362

Porsche would be good! Or even Bugatti...

I don't think it will be a Porsche, as a Porsche is famous because of the cars shape. and an F1 will never look like one.

A racing car that does not win, is just art

Re: Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161364

By scotty - 08 Oct 09, 20:02

- 08 Oct 09, 20:02#161364

Porsche would be good! Or even Bugatti...

I don't think it will be a Porsche, as a Porsche is famous because of the cars shape. and an F1 will never look like one.

Yeah scrap that actually, i just realised that Lamborghini are ultimately owned by VW. :wink:

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??

Re: Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161365

By Jabberwocky - 08 Oct 09, 20:03

- 08 Oct 09, 20:03#161365

Porsche would be good! Or even Bugatti...

I don't think it will be a Porsche, as a Porsche is famous because of the cars shape. and an F1 will never look like one.

Yeah scrap that actually, i just realised that Lamborghini are ultimately owned by VW.

Skoda F1 has a ring to it.

A racing car that does not win, is just art

Re: Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161370

By JamesD89 - 08 Oct 09, 20:32

- 08 Oct 09, 20:32#161370

Porsche would be good! Or even Bugatti...

I don't think it will be a Porsche, as a Porsche is famous because of the cars shape. and an F1 will never look like one.

Yeah scrap that actually, i just realised that Lamborghini are ultimately owned by VW.

Skoda F1 has a ring to it.

Yeah that's a Favorit of mine :wink:

Re: Volkswagen to eye F1 if costs are lower#161373

By Jabberwocky - 08 Oct 09, 20:45

- 08 Oct 09, 20:45#161373

Porsche would be good! Or even Bugatti...

I don't think it will be a Porsche, as a Porsche is famous because of the cars shape. and an F1 will never look like one.

Yeah scrap that actually, i just realised that Lamborghini are ultimately owned by VW.

Skoda F1 has a ring to it.

Yeah that's a Favorit of mine

I see what you did there very good :rofl: