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Originally Posted by canaglia
hard to say since leaked info are few.
Recall that 2-3 years ago there were talks between f1 engine manufacturers about dropping MGU-H and increse V6 displacement to 2-2.2L for next regs engine specs. I think this was the kind of engine porsche was going to develope. At the end f1 manufacturers decide only to drop MGU-H and stick with the actual V6 1.6L for the future.
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Question: "Mr. Enzinger, in the past few years there have been rumors that Porsche, or a brand of the Volkswagen Group, is about to enter Formula 1. How specific were these considerations really?"
Fritz Enzinger: "I might have to go back a little at this point. In our last LMP1 season, 2017,
we saw that we were technically at the limit with the two-liter four-cylinder in the Porsche 919 Hybrid. We started there - before the Exit was defined - to work on a six-cylinder. "
"That was in April 2017. That is important because this decision later led to Formula 1."
"In 2017 there were signals from Formula 1 that the regulations were to be changed and that energy recovery from the exhaust gases was no longer required. As of 2017, Porsche was a member of the FIA Manufacturers' Committee in discussions about the future drive strategy in Formula 1 from 2021 involved and represented at the meetings. "
"On the one hand we took part in these working groups, on the other hand the guys developed a six-cylinder engine for the WEC at the same time. Of course we thought about what would have to change if the engine were to be used in Formula 1. There are two ways of doing things like that. "
-Please forgive the google translation
Article appeared in Motorsport Total - May 2019