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  • Audi take over McLaren?

    From Matt Larkin@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Nov 15 07:01:13 2021
    https://www.planetf1.com/news/report-audi-buy-out-mclaren-group/

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  • From XYXPDQ@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Nov 15 08:38:49 2021
    Would be good for financial stability. Wonder if they'd stay a customer team for power units.
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  • From Matt Larkin@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Mon Nov 15 08:53:12 2021
    On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 16:38:51 UTC, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Would be good for financial stability. Wonder if they'd stay a customer team for power units.
    But which PU? Rebadge Merc as an Audi? Aston Martin can get away with having a Merc
    PU as they're niche and it's easy to blag AM as being a "coachbuilder" (loosely!) around
    customer engines. Harder to do if you become "Audi F1".
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  • From build@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Nov 16 00:01:54 2021
    On Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 3:53:14 AM UTC+11, wrote:
    On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 16:38:51 UTC, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Would be good for financial stability. Wonder if they'd stay a customer team for power units.
    But which PU? Rebadge Merc as an Audi? Aston Martin can get away with having a Merc
    PU as they're niche and it's easy to blag AM as being a "coachbuilder" (loosely!) around
    customer engines. Harder to do if you become "Audi F1".

    Volksvagan (Porsche or Audi) has the infrastructure and personnel to develop an engine by 2026. Which is what is being discussed. Joe Saward has been covering this for months so I suggest you subscribe.

    build
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  • From Matt Larkin@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Nov 16 00:35:11 2021
    On Tuesday, 16 November 2021 at 08:01:55 UTC, build wrote:
    On Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 3:53:14 AM UTC+11, wrote:
    On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 16:38:51 UTC, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Would be good for financial stability. Wonder if they'd stay a customer team for power units.
    But which PU? Rebadge Merc as an Audi? Aston Martin can get away with having a Merc
    PU as they're niche and it's easy to blag AM as being a "coachbuilder" (loosely!) around
    customer engines. Harder to do if you become "Audi F1".
    Volksvagan (Porsche or Audi) has the infrastructure and personnel to develop an engine by 2026. Which is what is being discussed. Joe Saward has been covering this for months so I suggest you subscribe.

    build
    Yes, I'm aware of that, but if the takeover happened this year that's a good while to be running
    a direct competitor's product. Presumably they'd end up having to buy the Merc as a customer
    but rebadge it as Ilmor or similar to add a little disguise to the casual follower.
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  • From build@24:150/2 to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Nov 16 16:53:27 2021
    On Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 7:35:13 PM UTC+11, wrote:
    On Tuesday, 16 November 2021 at 08:01:55 UTC, build wrote:
    On Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 3:53:14 AM UTC+11, wrote:
    On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 16:38:51 UTC, XYXPDQ wrote:
    Would be good for financial stability. Wonder if they'd stay a customer team for power units.
    But which PU? Rebadge Merc as an Audi? Aston Martin can get away with having a Merc
    PU as they're niche and it's easy to blag AM as being a "coachbuilder" (loosely!) around
    customer engines. Harder to do if you become "Audi F1".
    Volksvagan (Porsche or Audi) has the infrastructure and personnel to develop an engine by 2026. Which is what is being discussed. Joe Saward has been covering this for months so I suggest you subscribe.

    build
    Yes, I'm aware of that, but if the takeover happened this year that's a good while to be running
    a direct competitor's product. Presumably they'd end up having to buy the Merc as a customer
    but rebadge it as Ilmor or similar to add a little disguise to the casual follower.

    that does not make sense to me or Joe. If you subscribe I suggest you re-read those articles. He joins the dots. cheers.
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