{"id":53851,"date":"2009-11-29T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-29T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/11\/29\/rumormill-volkswagen-ponders-becoming-f1-engine-supplier-in-201\/"},"modified":"2009-11-29T12:19:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-29T17:19:00","slug":"rumormill-volkswagen-ponders-becoming-f1-engine-supplier-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/53851","title":{"rendered":"Rumormill: Volkswagen ponders becoming F1 engine supplier in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There have been rumblings about VW getting into F1 by signing up with a specific team, but the chatter was always quashed. This time, reports suggest that VW is actively talking up the idea of getting into Formula 1 after 2012, but as an engine supplier to multiple teams. Hans-Joachim Stuck, VW’s motorsports head, said with the way F1 engine regulations are going — especially with costs and the potential of the “world engine” — it could be the perfect opportunity for VW to start pumping out powerplants.<\/p>\n

While future F1 regulations are still undefined, and VW’s eventual entry into the series is by no means guaranteed, <\/span>it’s clear that VW’s looking for ways to show off its engineering chops and get its name onto tracks. Stuck recently visited a NASCAR race<\/a> and spoke about the company looking to get into the GrandAm series, and perhaps IndyCar.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the very conditions that Stuck sees as favorable for VW’s entry are the ones that a number of F1 teams and fans are, at best, ambivalent about: substantially lower costs, spec engines, and more than 24 teams on the grid. With a new FIA president, what F1 is going to look like after 2012 is almost completely unknown. Hat tip to Stefano<\/em><\/p>\n

[Source: Autosport<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Rumormill: Volkswagen ponders becoming F1 engine supplier in 2012<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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