Porsche confirms it’s not interested in F1 anymore

Porsche’s motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach confirmed that the German marque is not interested in joining the pinnacle of motorsport in the near future.

Two years ago, Porsche and Red Bull have been working on a deal to join forces for the 2026 season when F1 introduces new engine regulations.

However, that cooperation ultimately fell through as the German car maker wanted to acquire a 50 per cent stake in the Milton Keynes-headquartered outfit, but Red Bull was eager to maintain its independence.

Speaking of Porsche’s plan about a possible endeavour in Formula One, motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach denied any intention to join the pinnacle of motorsport in the near future.

“It is off the table: right now F1 is not a task for us and we are not spending any energy on that," Laudenbach explained, as reported by Autosport.

“We are only focused on what we do right now, and if you look at it, we have many different activities: we are well-occupied and extremely happy with what we do.”

Porsche is involved in almost every major racing category, with the German manufacturer being involved in IMSA, WEC and several other GT categories.

The German marque is also involved in Formula E, having entered the all-electric series in 2019. At the race debut in Saudi Arabia in November 2019, the works team from Weissach immediately reached the podium.

The first victory followed in Mexico in February 2022 – a historic 1-2 victory. However, it was only with the third generation of Formula E single-seaters, the so-called Gen3 introduced for the 2022/2023 season, that Porsche established itself at the top.

With Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein winning the championship title in the London season finale, this year marked the high point for German manufacturer in formula racing for the time being – 40 years after the TAG Turbo engine designed by Porsche became the benchmark in Formula 1.

“We are engaged in customer racing from track days, GT4, one-make series up to professional GT racing [in GT3],” Laudenbach added.

“On top of that we are racing in the two most important endurance racing series [the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship with the 963 LMDh] with our partner Penske.

“The third part, since electrification of our brand is very important, is our engagement in Formula E, which is the only full-electric series on a high level. I think we are really well served.”