Four F1 teams still linked with future Porsche return
Oct.26 - Four teams are in the running to team up in Formula 1 with Porsche, according to reports.
Jack Plooij, a well-known Dutch F1 broadcaster, said on Ziggo Sport that the Volkswagen-owned German sports carmaker is in talks with Williams.
Porsche had intended to enter the sport from 2026 with Red Bull, but those talks collapsed because the carmaker wanted 50 percent control.
It was thought that Porsche had subsequently lost interest in F1, but FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said last week that talks are still taking place.
Plooij thinks a 50 percent buyout deal with Williams is "almost done", while Auto Motor und Sport believes that Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri may still be in the running.
And correspondent Andreas Haupt also mentioned Haas as a potential candidate, despite the American team's close existing ties to Ferrari.
Finally, Michael Andretti's potential F1 team may be an ideal Porsche partner - with his famous father Mario indicating that plans are still being pushed forward even though the sport seems lukewarm about an eleventh entry.
"Michael is moving forward as if he had received authorisation to put a team on the grid," Mario Andretti said in Austin, according to France's Auto Hebdo.
"A lot of people don't hear much about it, but we're working every day to try to get an official deal and moving forward as if we already have it.
"Michael and his partners decided to take this risk. It shows how badly we want it to happen."
It is believed that Porsche's current F1 talks are about a period after 2026, as there is no longer time to prepare for the very start of the new engine rules.
Audi, another VW-owned German carmaker, has already announced that it is entering Formula 1 for 2026.
An announcement has been scheduled for Wednesday in which Sauber may be unveiled as Audi's 2026 team partner, involving a rumoured 75 percent buyout and full rebranding.
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Based on history it is doubtful that Porsche will have the financial dedication to succeed in F1. Sportscar racing is a much better fit and they are great in that arena. They race to sell road cars. Stay in your lane.
Crap article---- so the Porsche and Audi and going to be completely different are they yeah right lol...AT do me a favour, the Docs head would explode if a Porsche engineed AT beat the RbPt/Honda engine, not going to happen, Buying 50% of Williams, easy money for the Vulture capitalists, -Success = more money, then Porsche would pay them even more to buy the remaining 50%- nobrainer
Although who can trust the Bin man?
Sorry shropp, being a simpleton, I found that hard to understand,, but the latest news on "Sir Lulu" is that he is going into Acting,, yes when the fia stops taking notice of his whinging he is going to make a film "return of TONTO & the LONE Ranger" alias "Toto wolfe & Sir Lewis Hamilton,,,,, don't know about you but I,iiiiii can't wait.
with the sound tracks being either Back to black-ACDC, or Silver lady -David Soul, with Freak like me-Sugarbabes in end credits, budget is 200M said Lewis, so really it'll be £27.68 , and even then he wont put money into it himself ,so just like project44 finances.
You and shoddyMcfly are so sad, other than being heads of KKK why do you feel the need to change just about every article, regardless of it's subject, into a LH and Merc bashing session.
DonaldfTrump you turn people of this site so I'm surprized you two muppets haven't been banned for business reasons alone.
I dunno, some people..!! my mother always said, if you cant say something nice, then say something racist, Oh no that was a Cock... on here
Shropp, all I was doing was promoting his acting career when he retires from f1, sometimes you just can't win.
Sometimes the founder racist bullsh** dot. cock posts on here Donalf, apart from ignoring her not much we can do , but chin up , its Max time again on Sunday
I'll take Checo and bet you a pint of warm British ale. The fix is in. Stip is no DNS, DNF or penalties.
Shropp, all I was doing was promoting his acting career when he retires from f1, sometimes you just can't win.