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Originally Posted by jayswin
I thought Porshe was coming either next season or the one after?
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Happens quite frequently that a big name will be linked but never comes to fruition. I think it’s the cost of developing the hybrid. So you’d need a company big enough to see value in it, like Merc or Honda. I personally think it’s unlikely see another Ferrari type team ever again. Porsche is owned by VW, so that size and backing is there. Oh and they also went thru the whole emissions scandal with VW when they were linked a while ago. Iirc that sidetracked any focus on F1. Maybe I’m thinking of the rumour before last tho. That seemed like a while ago.
Unfortunately I don’t see any new entrants until F1 can show that the new regs, rules and Concorde agreement are sound and viable for a new works team to join F1 and be able to survive long term. Way too many teams, big and small, have flamed out because Bernie used to love milking new teams dry, sort of like Springfield in the Radioactive Man movie episode of the Simpsons.