VW Out of ICE Racing

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VW Out of ICE Racing

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No chance of any VW coming to F1. Or any other internal combustion engine based series.
""Volkswagen has confirmed that it is focusing its motorsport strategy on electric mobility. A clear emphasis on fully electric racing cars will be backed up by the farewell to factory-backed commitments using internal combustion engines.""
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You do have to wonder what sort of future there will be for *any* manufacturers or OEMs if a net zero world comes about.

I mean, they could offset emissions, but it's not a great look. OEMs would be less impacted (eg: here's a spec stock-block V8.. you can still go racing...)... but I can't see any top-level brand getting behind that either.
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