Monday, December 20, 2010

VW give thumbs up to new F1 engine rules

Volkswagen has managed to hold out the temptation of joining Formula 1 so far. As recent as early this month the raw Porsche boss Matthias Mueller “ruled out” the series.

“F1 is a drivers’ world championship with the focus on the sponsors and the manufacturers entirely secondary. For us this is a clear drawback for such a long-term investment as is the unclear rules for the prospective. (But) if the VW classify was interested then Porsche would surely be the brand that would work best for this” he told German newspaper Westfalen Blatt.

But the new rules that demarcation engines to 1.6-litre four-cylinder units in 2013 could be statement that changes VW’s mind. When asked VW Motorsport’s Hans-Joachim stuck  spoke of the possibilities.

“We welcome the result. It is not only high news for F1 but for the whole of motorsport as it takes the sport in the right direction environmentally. Of course we have not decided anything but the conditions for Volkswagen to possibly enter the category have present been created. The engine rules are a good start point for Volkswagen” he said.

VW’s motorsport program subscribes to “Resource-saving motorsport” and efficient engines with production-based technology (the brand’s statement 3 engine is a 2.0-litre four-cylinder NA locomotive with ‘just’ 210 hp ). Using bio natural gas engines in the Scirocco R-Cup and at the Nürburgring 24 Hours is proof that “Volkswagen is already in the process of putting the aims of eco-conscious motorsport of the future into action now” according to VW Motorsport Director Kris Nissen.

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