09 chassis proved uncompetitive. Combined with the global financial recession and the company's frustration about the limitations of the contemporary technical regulations in developing technology relevant to road cars, BMW chose to withdraw from the sport, selling the team back to its founder, Peter Sauber.
In short, Porsche doesn't have an F1 team because it was unable to find a partner team for entry into the 2026 season. Given Formula One is such an expensive sport that requires a lot of development, it would be challenging for Porsche to re-enter the fray without an established partner of some kind.
From 2026, new technical and financial regulations will be introduced in Formula 1. All this should make the sport more attractive to new manufacturers. Nevertheless, BMW, which competed from 2006 to 2009 as BMW Sauber, don't want to enter the sport again.
BMW has not been part of F1 since 2009, but is not tempted to return for the new 2026 regulations. BMW are "certainly not interested" in entering Formula 1 for the new 2026 power unit regulations, despite other manufacturers being tempted to do so.
Lamborghini doesn't have a racing history like Ferrari, so it would be too expensive. Also, Lamborghini's Urus SUV is smashing sales records, so why mess with success? If anything, since Lamborghini is owned by the Volkswagen group, there's a better chance that Porsche or Audi gets involved in Formula 1.
Ferrari's biggest problem in 2022 was reliability, each driver twice retired from races during the first half of the season, which ultimately led the team to turn down their engines for the second half of the campaign, making them less competitive.
Porsche will not join the Formula 1 grid in 2026 as it is believed to have ended its formal evaluation of a programme despite the championship still being of interest. The Volkswagen Group-owned manufacturer intended to enter F1 alongside sister brand Audi as part of the new engine regulations.
It's likely Porsche would serve as a powertrain supplier, possibly replacing the Honda-based engine design Red Bull currently races with. It's also unclear how Red Bull Racing's partner AlphaTauri would be impacted by a new deal, if at all.
German car-maker Audi has finally announced which Formula One team it will power from 2026 – replacing Alfa Romeo at the Swiss-based Sauber team.
Further, with no success in the grid and economic crunch, they left in 2009. It suffered an operating loss of 750 billion yen, i.e. $8.3 billion had to go forward with such a decision. The president of the team, Akio Toyoda, expressed his heartfelt grief for withdrawing their name from the list of F1.
Honda have remained involved in F1, with Red Bull continuing to run their power unit albeit under the RBPT-Honda guise. It appears Honda regretted their decision to leave the sport, particularly after how impressive their power unit is.
One of its biggest competitors at the racing track was BSA, which was also a big name in motorcycles. Since BSA motorcycles were known as Beesers, BMW fans decided to call BMW motorcycles Beemers.
There's no relevance to the road. Audi has always been engaged in motorsport that's relevant to our customers such as rallying and touring cars, which brought quattro, FSI and TFSI to our road cars. This is why in 1999 we decided against F1. Instead we decided to take on the greatest race in the world.
There hasn't been a race at the Shanghai International Circuit since 2019 due to the country's strict COVID-19 restrictions. When the decision was made to cancel the 2023 race in December, the Chinese government was practising a zero-COVID policy.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says synthetic fuels are the answer. Formula 1 has become increasingly complex and high-tech in recent years.
The other super car manufacturers like Pagani and Koenigsegg don't participate because it's really expensive to do it and they destine their whole budget to develop their own super automobiles.
First Mercedes works squad since 1955 formed after purchase of Brawn GP team (formerly Honda (2006-2008), BAR (1999-2005) and Tyrrell (1970-1998)), but fail to maintain team's front-running form of '09.
In a rather short statement following the news that Audi will join F1 in 2026, Alfa Romeo has announced that it will leave the sport and cut ties with Sauber at the end of the 2023 season. “Alfa Romeo communicates that its partnership with Sauber Motorsport will end within the end of 2023,” the company said.
Along with a switch to carbon-neutral fuels, the new technical rules made the sport highly attractive to automakers once again—Ford will be represented in F1 in 2026, as will Audi, Alpine, Honda, Ferrari, and Mercedes-AMG.
Porsche has called off its plans for a Formula 1 partnership with Red Bull from 2026 after confirming talks have come to an end. Following the Volkswagen Group's approval for Porsche to enter F1, the German manufacturer held talks with Red Bull about a potential partnership from 2026.
The current Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is based in Brackley, England, and possesses a German licence. An announcement was made in December 2020 that Ineos planned to take a one third equal ownership stake alongside the Mercedes-Benz Group and Toto Wolff; this came into effect on 25 January 2022.
In January 2020, a funding investment from Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll into Aston Martin saw him take a 16.7% stake in the company. This resulted in the commercial rebranding of Racing Point UK's Racing Point F1 Team into Aston Martin F1 Team for the 2021 season.
They sell fast cars with high-tech, powerful engines. Lamborghini is similar to Ferrari, and people associate Ferrari and F1 after 70 years of competition. But surprisingly, Lamborghini does not compete in Formula 1 nor has any plans to in the future.
Bugatti Cars Are Built for Luxury, Not Racing
Bugatti cars are actually built much faster than racing cars used in Formula 1 races. However, Bugatti cars are also quite heavy; cars used in Formula 1 races must be light in order to compete with the fastest cars.
It's highly unlikely that Lamborghini will ever join F1. There are a few reasons for this, but the main factor is that F1 is very expensive to join and then become successful in. Plus, Lamborghini likely just has limited interest, if any, in joining Formula One.