The sport is clearly on a high, with new races being added and many circuits reporting sell-out crowds, while there has been an influx of sponsors, especially from the tech industry.
The consensus is that two new manufacturers can only add to that growth.
“I think we are very happy for Porsche and Audi to join F1, it is great for the sport,” says Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto.
“And it’s great as well for us to compete with such brands. Overall, I think it is good news, with which we need to be very happy.”
“It’s great if the Volkswagen Group joins F1,” agrees Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. “Fantastic brand, it increases the credibility of what we do. And they are racers. But as far as I understand, there is no firm commitment yet.
“They’ve been sitting on the table for the regulations, but [while] that commitment isn’t actually confirmed, we can’t really know what the plans are.”
Indeed, VW has made it clear that its involvement is subject to the final regulations. And in the…
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