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Originally Posted by chernaudi
And ironically, it seems that the cost of dieselgate hasn't totally stymied the Audi Sport/Porsche to F1 rumors (they're still out there due to the 2021 engine rules meeting that also involved, among others, Aston Martin, which isn't exactly swimming in cheap cash).
I do again have to ask why spend $150-200 million on LM and the WEC to only have one race guarantee exposure when you can spend that much to sell engines to F1 teams and get more exposure.
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You have the key to this in there - it's the difference between a motorsport programme being a profit centre (as an F1 engine supply deal or two could be) or a cost centre. There is huge pressure on every VAG company to apply that measure to every programme.