An official of the German luxury car brand Audi
has hinted that parent group Volkswagen might enter Formula One if the
costs continue to come down.


Reinhold Carl, managing director of Audi Singapore, is quoted by the Straits Times
newspaper as musing that while budgets are dropping, teams still need
to fork out "well over a hundred million Euros" for an annual F1
programme.


"If the cost is lower, it will be more manageable," he told reporters.

However, after car marques including Jaguar and Honda pulled out, with
BMW about to do the same when the current season ends, and amid rumours
that Toyota and Renault might soon follow, Carl admitted that the gains
for a manufacturer from being on the grand prix grid remain vague.

He reckons that if VW was to decide to field a Formula One team, it
would be branded either Porsche or Audi, "or even Volkswagen."


D.B. © CAPSIS International
Source: GMM

Hmmm, interesting. Can't wait to see the outcome. With many pulling out, it will drop a bit more. There will be less money, all the way around.