Porsche F1 entry is not lifeless, says FIA

Porsche stays dedicated to getting into Formulation 1, regardless of its plan for a partnership with Pink Bull Racing collapsing in September.

That is in response to FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who on Wednesday following a gathering of the World Motor Sport Council stated Porsche continues to be in discussions with F1 groups.

“At Spa-Francorchamps in August, Audi introduced it was becoming a member of the FIA Formulation One World Championship from 2026 as an influence unit producer,” he stated. “We additionally notice that Porsche are nonetheless in discussions with Formulation 1 groups.”

Porsche can also be on the document as having said it nonetheless needs an F1 entry, regardless of failing to achieve a cope with Pink Bull.

Former Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess in Might stated Audi and Porsche had each been permitted by the automaker to enter F1 in 2026, when new energy unit guidelines targeted on sustainability are as a consequence of be launched.

Whereas Audi will enter as an influence unit provider, it’ll additionally accomplice with an present crew whose identification will likely be revealed later this yr. The crew is anticipated to be Sauber whose present partnership with Alfa Romeo ends after 2023.

Porsche was anticipated to observe an analogous path with Pink Bull, however could not obtain a deal that might have given it an “equal footing” when it got here to regulate of the crew. Negotiations then broke down in September.

An alternate may very well be McLaren, which has beforehand ran F1 automobiles with Porsche energy items. Moreover, McLaren’s crew principal, Andreas Seidl, was beforehand head of Porsche’s motorsport division and ran the automaker’s profitable LMP1 program within the World Endurance Championship.

Then there’s Williams which has a reference to the VW Group. The crew’s CEO, Jost Capito, in his final position was head of the Volkswagen R efficiency and motorsport division.