When everything seemed ready for Porsche’s arrival in Formula 1 as a partner of Red Bull, everything has gone wrong by not accepting the Anglo-Austrian formation to cede control of the organization. Now, Porsche is looking for other alternatives.
Red Bull had already been warning about it and it has been confirmed: the Anglo-Austrian formation is unwilling to relinquish control of her team and thus the long-awaited partnership with Porsche will not come to fruition.
This has been confirmed by the German brand, belonging to the Volkswagen Group, through a statement in which it terminates the talks and confirms the cause of said outcome.
“Over the course of the last few months, Porsche AG and Red Bull GmbH They have held talks about the possibility of Porsche entering Formula 1.”reads the statement.
“The two companies have come to the joint conclusion that these talks will no longer continue. The premise was always that a partnership would be based on a level playing field, which would include not only an engine partnership but also the team. This could not be achieved”Porsche laments.
“With the rule changes finalized, the championship remains an attractive environment for Porsche, which will continue to monitor the competition».
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Porsche is still thinking about Formula 1
With this statement, Porsche confirms that, although its initial plan to partner with Red Bull has failed, its interest in reaching Formula 1 remains. This means that now the German brand must find another team to partner with.
Audi, a brand belonging to the Volkswagen Group like Porsche, recently confirmed its entry into Formula 1 from 2026. And, although it has not yet been officially confirmed, it has been thanks to a deal with Sauber to acquire a majority of its shares.
Porsche has the same intention and will now have to find another partner or explore the possibility of creating its own team from scratch. The latter is something that Michael Andretti has tried to do recently, but he has not had the FIA’s authorization to do so.
However, it is likely that both the federation body, the teams and Formula 1 itself will see with better eyes the arrival of Porsche as the 11th team. And it is that, although that would mean one more structure to receive the profits from the championship, it would also imply a considerable contribution of prestige and interest to it, generating higher potential income.
In any case, this delays Porsche’s plans, although it does not stop the development of the new 2026 engine, which began to take shape months ago.