Two sleeping giants finally awaken to the F1 challenge
Porsche and Audi are two of motorsport’s giants. Porsche has to be regarded as the greatest sportscar manufacturer, particularly when it comes to the Le Mans 24 Hours. And Audi revolutionised rallying before scoring success in touring cars, enduros and Formula E. Neither of them, though, have particularly storied histories in Formula 1. Aside from the TAG-badged Porsche engine that powered McLaren to five titles in the 1980s, it’s been slim pickings at the pinnacle of the sport and they have often looked elsewhere. Given the current boom F1 is enjoying, that now seems set to change. This week, Matt Kew looks at the reasons behind their new directions and examines how Audi and Porsche are likely to attack their F1 programmes (page 18). We’ve also had a litttle fun with what…
