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Just because its a well known car company doesn't mean it will succeed with their engines. Look at Lamborghini. So to answer your question, I think Audi have judged that they'll be fien without F1.
I don't even know if they'd comply within the regulations however - since there was an engine freeze this time last year, this can put Audi at an advantage as they can modify their engine block heavily, before entering it. |
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I fail to see how is that running with Audi engines would make them better than they are using Ferrari engines! |
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Probably it is meant that Audi would give Spyker a so-called factory support and therefore Spyker would have finances to challenge top positions. At the moment they just have to buy the engine and their budget is about just over 100 Million $ - clearly too small to become a serious threat for top teams. |
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Because Porsche/VW/Audi is smart and has avoided the money pit that is F1 and concentrates on series where their cars actually compete, not their $$. The Porsche family has managed to remain profitable and keep VW that way as well without F1. The engine was heavy and less than reliable..... |
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Case in point! The Porsche family isn't stupid and thus Audi knows well the financial demands of competing in F1. Porsche/Audi's strength has always been turbocharged engines. I recall more than one member of the clan stating they have no desire to ever compete in F1 again. I think Toyota has done more harm than good to their reputation by spending enormous amounts of money only to fail in F1.
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