Comments on: Audi wins Sebring – will it ever enter F1?

By: gareth

gareth — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:18:04 +0000

that picture isnt from audi. its from trackmania. (the online racing game). all someone did was put audi’s lmp livery on an f1 car. geez

By: Sasquatsch

Sasquatsch — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:34:25 +0000

That is certainly the reason why they blocked Porsches entry to LMP1 in 2000. They (VAG) didn’t want it’s ally to compete with them in the LMS.

By: DGR-F1

DGR-F1 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:37:20 +0000

Yes, but its still VW money, however its branded. I think SEAT are still in WTCC, but if they decide to leave there would be more money around for other sports such as F1 or WRC. But the way the car firms are cutting back on spending at the moment, there may not be enough even then.

By: YeaMon

YeaMon — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:43:46 +0000

They all ready got a base for an F1 car. Just look at that picture!

Cut every silver piece away except for the middle nose. A wide nose and a wide front wing! Good start if you ask me.

By: Howard

Howard — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:42:40 +0000

I want Audi to stay in LeMans series and I would like to see more manufacturers teams joining them. I have a number of reasons for this, which I will explain below.

1) The LeMans technology is more applicable to road cars and the competitors have a lot more flexibility on design & budget with the various classes.

2) The individual cars are recognisable even if they were all the same colour, unlike the F1 rule constrained clones – the Audi is visibly different from the Peugot & the Aston is different from the Corvette – and they even sound different.

3) There is plenty of overtaking & no blue flags. The faster cars have to find a way past the slower vehicles as they are racing in their own classes.

4) They race on some of the historic tracks like LeMans & Spa The also cars have a real history – what person with even a passing interest can’t visualise 3 Litre Bentley’s, Jaguar D Types, Ford GT’s & right through to the latest Audi’s?

By: Chalky

Chalky — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:12:29 +0000

If Audi can’t race a full season of ALMS, then I cannot see them entering F1.
They’ve cut back in ALMS and are only competing in the main events. This flexibility allowed by ALMS is exactly what Audi want at the moment. I cannot see Audi entering F1 anytime soon. The best you’ll see is another VW brand entering F1. Maybe Lamborghini or Bugatti would enter F1 if the costs were right.

By: DGR-F1

DGR-F1 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:06:31 +0000

I think Audi will only consider trying something like F1 if another team like Peugeot manage to beat them in sportscars for three of four years in a row, at the major events like Le Mans and Sebring.
Since this isn’t likely to happen for a while, it does seem we aren’t going to see them in F1.

By: todd

todd — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:11:07 +0000

wow i actually like that colour scheme and look of that audi f1 mockup!

pretty well done

but yeah, that audi is super dominate over the rest of the field, Peugeot is their only competitor, which isn’t super exciting racing or anything.

with the money they are throwing into it they could easily cut back spending a little and enter f1, i’m sure there’s plenty of synergy they could generate between the two racing categories (in terms of cross car development and marketing)

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:06:57 +0000

I wish this would happen. They should bring Peugeot with them as well!!!

Here was an old concept drawing for the possible Audi F1 from a couple years ago:
http://speedarena.com/artman2/uploads/1/005_005.jpg

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:20:12 +0000

My prediction:
Audi won’t join F1 until they are allowed to use a diesel.

They have shown what diesels can do in sportscars and really have made their name as being diesel racers. I’m sure they’ll want to continue that image if they ever join F1. No point in throwing away their reputation and experience in making racing diesel engines.