VW ponders F1 racing

Reuters | 28 July, 2011 11:55

People look at a vintage Volkswagen Beetle car tuned like the famous 'Herbie' car in the U.S. movie 'The Love Bug' from 1968 in the central Swiss village of Andermatt July 8, 2011
Image by: ARND WIEGMANN / REUTERS

Volkswagen could consider a move into Formula One in 2018, the German carmaker’s head of motorsports was quoted as saying on Thursday.

“I could imagine involvement in Formula One in 2018, when the company is at the forefront of the industry,” Wolfgang Duerheimer told Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport magazine.

“We have enough brands that could do that,” he said, without being more specific.

Ulrich Hackenberg, head of technical development at Volkswagen, in March ruled out any interest in the brand joining Formula One.

However Volkswagen’s stable of brands also includes multiple Le Mans 24 Hours winners Audi , Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, Seat and Skoda.