Quote Originally Posted by Rally Power View Post
They wouldn’t be promising to keep Audi Sport work force just for PR purposes...everyone suspected Audi would leave LM/WEC before 2018, most likely because of group brand competition with Porsche, like you’ve mentioned. If they’re keeping their motorsport arm and decided to quit LM/WEC earlier it makes sense they’ll use the free time to prepare a full scale entry in other motorsport series. They’re saying its FE, why should we doubt?

Btw, today’s rumor is essentially the same BS story since dieselgate’s day after: VW will pull out motorsport due to the emissions scandal ‘financial burden’. Why can't people realize VW is one of the richest and most profitable industrial groups around? If they decide to leave motorsport they’ll do it for political pressures – there’s a strong eco lobby in Germany - not by financial needs.

Still, fingers crossed…
Formula E is a spec series. There is no development for Audi to do and the team to run those cars already exists. So I've no idea what the rest of their workforce will do. All I'm really saying is they pulled the WEC programme for political reasons first, cost cutting second. Not to go and do FE instead.

Of course even with the US fines VAG still have more than enough money to compete. This isn't about that. When workers start losing their jobs and you are under fire you can't be seen to be spending ridiculous amounts of money on motorsport - which at the end of the day is not a necessity. That's what it boils down to. Sportscar fans will remember Peugeot did exactly the same thing heading into 2012. They had a new car developed, built and were on their way to a test when they found out.

We've heard all these scare stories before but when well-placed sources say this is being tabled for discussion at a meeting this week then there seems to be some substance to this news.