Audi exit WEC at end 2016

[doodlebug]

Not seen it mentioned elsewhere yet. Bad news for the combustion end of the brand in my opinion.

https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/pre ... f-wec-6980

Also a reflection on costs of the formula and the bills at VAG i'd guess.

[Ian_C]

It's been on the cards for a while. It doesn't really make any sense for Audi and Porsche to compete against each other - if the yearly saving can be put to good use elsewhere following the emissions scandal, it has to be done. Audi have had a stay of execution since Porsche returned in 2014. and its been rumoured pretty much every year since 2011 or 2012 when Porsche announced it planned to return

[doodlebug]

Agreed, it's been coming. That said the car this year is brand new, it's evolutionary for LMP1. I thought they'd run it another year. Alas dieselgate has caught up.