VW to F1?

[Jim Garry]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/30336569

Excerpt:
BBC F1 chief analyst Eddie Jordan

"The Volkswagen Audi Group is the second biggest car maker in the world and as such it needs to be in Formula 1. But it will not enter it while the sport remains under the control of Bernie Ecclestone, who VAG boss Ferdinand Piech dislikes on a personal and professional basis. Martin Winterkorn - the chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen - is being groomed as Piech's successor and he has always believed that F1 is a great platform for the group's brands. I am told he privately believes VAG should be a part of F1. If VAG did come to F1, I believe it would be with their own team, with the car designed and made in Germany."

[captaineddie1975]

If they do get in it will remind some of the old Mercedes vs. Auto Union ( forerunner of Audi) battles.

[chrisw52]

If they do get in it will remind some of the old Mercedes vs. Auto Union ( forerunner of Audi) battles.

or how about Porsche and or Lamborghini? VAG owns them all....

[Rick Kirchner]

Porsche - no way. They like to enter a segment of the sport where there's an obvious advantage to their design. As soon as other makes begin to catch up, they drop out, maybe leaving a couple of privateers behind. Head-to-head competition on an even field is not their gig.

What they really like to do is their own one-make series. No external competition, just good press and a lot of parts sales!

[rickb99]

Porsche - no way....

Well, they did it several times through the years. No reason why they cannot do it again:

[Rick Kirchner]

That was then, this is now.

[Lynn]

Bugatti has some Grand Prix history.

[BLS]

Well, they did it several times through the years. No reason why they cannot do it again:

Looks like a FV

[allof6]

could it be possible that the reason Porsche entered the sportscar arena again was not to compete against but to replace Audi for when and if they make the jump to F1.