Probably McLaren are in negotiations with a number of potential buyers and haven't made a decision yet.
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F1Brits_90
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someone at autocar will be getting a stern telling off soon if not already 
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Il_leone
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I don't see Audi group buying Mclaren outright given the ownership and what it would mean for VAG as well ..just look at Mercedes who sold their share to Ineos to save money and share responsibilities
Audi might have pulled out of Formula E to allow for possibility of F1 but even though would not want to own a whole team given it is an expensive operation
As well as Porsche also considering F1 .. if they wanted to do that they would buy a smaller team like Sauber not Mclaren
I expect two brands out of Audi, Porsche , VW, Bugatti and Lambo to appear in F1 for branding purposes but they would want to share their costs
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Mercedes might want to tell someone to return all the engines from Woking before their intellectual property rights are stolen to their rivals
Is it not intriguing that BMW also have been mentioned
Audi might have pulled out of Formula E to allow for possibility of F1 but even though would not want to own a whole team given it is an expensive operation
As well as Porsche also considering F1 .. if they wanted to do that they would buy a smaller team like Sauber not Mclaren
I expect two brands out of Audi, Porsche , VW, Bugatti and Lambo to appear in F1 for branding purposes but they would want to share their costs
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Mercedes might want to tell someone to return all the engines from Woking before their intellectual property rights are stolen to their rivals
Is it not intriguing that BMW also have been mentioned
Based on this article, it seems BMW is out.
Audi is likely interested in partnering in F1 as an engine supplier with some shares.
www.reuters.com
Audi is likely interested in partnering in F1 as an engine supplier with some shares.
BMW says it is not interested in McLaren Automotive, Audi says open to cooperation
BMW denied reports by Automobilwoche on Sunday that it was interested in buying McLaren Automotive, while Volkswagen's Audi said it was open to cooperation opportunities, without commenting specifically on the British luxury sportscar maker.
e it won' be the brand name pushing EV if they do go for it.
F1Brits_90
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F1Brits_90
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F1Brits_90
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forgive me for not being excited. very underwhelming news. whoo another engine manufacturer 
still means we will just still be 10 teams. when we have known since Haas came in we cannot carry on with 10 teams. it leaves F1 in a very precarious position & also less teams means less opportunities for up & coming talent
still means we will just still be 10 teams. when we have known since Haas came in we cannot carry on with 10 teams. it leaves F1 in a very precarious position & also less teams means less opportunities for up & coming talent
Dartman
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There are still rumours about Porsche but as a UK company, via RB?, whereas Audi will be a German development, does this mean two different engines or will there be some basics in the castings. It doesn't make financial sense to have two completely separate designs of engine from the same group, it may be initially that they start that way as an experiment to find the best design but surely amalgamate once the superior engine is chosen, then supply the engine under another VAG name, whether VAG will run a team under either Porsche or Audi is moot but I can't see both entering as teams
Il_leone
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Supposedly buying Sauber is the route but I agree 10 teams is not enough when we use have 26 cars. It won't be too long before we got drivers backed by oil rich middle Eastern countries filling up the grid because they got the money. There are plenty of talented drivers on the sidelines who should be in F1forgive me for not being excited. very underwhelming news. whoo another engine manufacturer
still means we will just still be 10 teams. when we have known since Haas came in we cannot carry on with 10 teams. it leaves F1 in a very precarious position & also less teams means less opportunities for up & coming talent
This is supposedly not a rebadging operation, but two completely independent entries with different engine teams and technology platforms behind them.
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Also don't forget that while both companies are part of VAG, Porsche is about to IPO and will be a separate company. Much like Ferrari spun off from FIAT and became a separate company in 2016 - which led Maserati (now part of Stellantis) to start building mid-engine super cars.
Speaking of the Ferrari spin-off, it means that for a few years now, Alfa-Romeo is no longer a sister company to Ferrari. Ferrari no longer provides road car engines to Alfa-Romeo or Maserati. So rumors of Alfa Romeo leaving F1 and opening the way for Sauber to join Audi seem credible.
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Have Alfa Romeo ever returned to F1? It's pretty much as you were at Sauber with a Alfa Romeo paint job.
I wish these companies would realise that there's so much more to a heritage than putting your name on a car and then employing someone else to run it around the track for you while you pretend that it's another page in your motor racing history.
I wish these companies would realise that there's so much more to a heritage than putting your name on a car and then employing someone else to run it around the track for you while you pretend that it's another page in your motor racing history.
The Artist.....
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Agree completely with this. Sauber Romeo is nothing more than Sauber, with a title sponsorship from Alfa that goes a little further than a standard sponsorship contract.
Much in the same way as the "Emirates Stadium" is neither owned, nor run, by Emirates....
Il_leone
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Alfa Romeo will not repeat 1950's success given they are owned by FIAT who see Ferrari as the flagship brand
Apparently Porsche and Red Bull is a non-starter. So expect them to buy in to Red Bull power trains very shortly!
They'd be doing well to approach 1980's success at this rate.
Il_leone
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That's if they put De Cesaris in the carThey'd be doing well to approach 1980's success at this rate.
Il_leone
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District is getting on a bit so he may sell up the team before he retires.
It's interesting Audi say they will come into F1 but Porsche not yet. Also the relationship with Red Bull if you look back the German marques always want to run their own teams in the end
Mercedes tried to do it with Sauber then Mclaren before finally Brawn
BMW tried to do it with Williams and it fell apart.then bought Sauber before quitting
Audi will no doubt buy Sauber- there is a trend I see
Will Red Bull and Porsche become as bad as Williams and BMW or can it work like Mclaren and Mercedes
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