With Porsche's attempt to purchase 50% of Red Bull now completely and officially dead in the water, it would make sense for the Stuttgart manufacturer to begin looking elsewhere for ways to get its F1 bid off the ground. While we have explored other avenues, such as buying Alpha Tauri from Red Bull, partnering with Williams, or maybe even Haas, …
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff believes Porsche and Red Bull could still make something work
The Porsche and Red Bull tie up in Formula One is getting to be a little bit will-they-won't-they sitcom romance vibe, because despite both Red Bull and Porsche issuing press releases that the two companies were absolutely never going to join forces, Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff still thinks there is a chance. And not only that, he believes the …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche/Red Bull Formula One deal is officially dead
This week Porsche issued a short, and somewhat terse, statement confirming that talks between Stuttgart and the championship-leading F1 squad have fallen apart basically at the zero hour. This surprise news comes on the heels of at least a month of both companies essentially just signatures away from making the deal done. It's hard to say exactly …
Continue to the full articleAudi is joining Porsche in Formula One, but the two German companies won’t be collaborating
This week the four rings brand from Ingolstadt announced officially that it would be joining the Formula One grid in 2026 with the Sauber team, currently operating the Alfa Romeo squad. Alfa itself will be leaving F1 at the close of the 2023 season, leaving the door open for Audi to shadow engineer the team for a couple of seasons prior to its own …
Continue to the full articlePorsche may enter Formula One powering Red Bull in 2026: Report
It's no big secret that Volkswagen is desperate to get one or two of its myriad luxury brands involved in the growing behemoth that is Formula One when the new engine regulations come around in 2026. Right now the consensus seems to be that Audi and Porsche will be joining the fray, but in recent months the idea has moved from both brands entering …
Continue to the full articleIs Brendon Hartley The Cornerstone Of Porsche’s Rumored Formula 1 Program?
Brendon Hartley has been an instrumental part of Porsche's 919 Hybrid LMP1 program, having teamed to win twelve races and two championships in the last four years. With that program coming to an end, Mr. Hartley has moved his focus back to Formula 1. For the couple of years leading up to his stint with Porsche's LMP1 program, Hartley was an F1 test …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s LMP Team Has More Sponsors Than You Think
At the highest levels of racing, like F1 and the LMP class in the WEC, it's generally believed that it's the manufacturer who bears the brunt of the financial burden associated with running a team. Sure, squads like Porsche's LMP Team get some dollars from their "partners" but everything we've read leads us to to believe it's probably not even a …
Continue to the full articleTruth in 1/32: Mark Webber Provides A Slot Car Guide to Le Mans.
Mark Webber may be larger than life in many respects, the man's motorsport career spans three decades, and he's not yet forty years old. Red Bull shrank the legendary racing driver down to 1/32nd scale to help put the enormity of Le Mans in perspective. With the help of both Richard Attwood and a Carrera slot car representation of Atwood's 1970 Le …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s LMP1 Team Gets New Sponsor For 2016
Sponsorship is key to helping race teams defray the huge expenses related to maintaining and running a two car LMP1 presence in the FIA World Endurance Challenge. Even large manufacturer backed programs like Porsche need sponsors. This year, Porsche adds a new sponsor to their already impressive roster, German luminaire manufacturer TRILUX. …
Continue to the full articleVideo Series: Mark Webber’s Road To Le Mans
As one of the more heavily publicized protagonists of Porsche's "Mission 2014", Mark Webber will play a big part in the 919 Hybrid effort this year at Le Mans. After spending a number of years at the wheel of Red Bull's successful open-wheel racers in Formula 1, Webber has left the fast paced life of an F1 driver for the fast paced life of a WEC …
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