Rumor: Audi to join F1 in 2016 The Formula One Silly Season just got a lot more interesting. Audi, may be abandoning their successful endurance racing and touring car programs in favor of Formula One. There has been a lot of pressure from Volkswagen for Audi to pull out of the WEC, stepping aside for their cousins at Porsche. They will unite their WEC and DTM budgets, and they may also have support from Red Bull to assist them in their new venture Audi Grand Prix History: or what was then known as Auto Union, took part in Grand Prix racing, winning the 1936 European Championship. They have never competed in F1 Alonso and Domenicalis involvement: Audi recently hired former Ferrari Formula One team principal Stefano Domenicali, who has no experience in Le Mans-level sports car racing.It is believed that they have been in talks with two-time Formula 1 Champion Fernando Alonso. That news jells well with everything weve been hearing so far. The McLaren deal is at a stand-still because Alonso is apparently keen on a one-year contract. We then learned that he may be joining Audi at Le Mans in 2015 before making his F1 return with an unspecified team come 2016. Audi in Formula One would also reignite a 75-year-old rivalry with fellow German automobile giant Mercedes, which is currently doing in Formula One what Audi has been doing at Le Mans for some time now ... Dominating... #PoloWorldOfF1
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:45:58 +0000
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