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According to a report in Motorsport.com’s sister site, Motorsport-Total.com, Porsche has now decided against pursuing options in grand prix racing.
The decision has been made after it came very close to a deal with Red Bull last year before talks fell through when the Milton Keynes-based team grew concerned about losing its independence.
At the time, Porsche was clear that it would continue to evaluate other options on the grid as F1’s new sustainable fuel rules from 2026 were attractive to it.
However, since the retirement of vice-president of motorsport Fritz Enzinger – who was regarded within the company as the driving force behind Porsche’s Formula 1 ambitions – in December 2022, the topic of the premier class has been quiet.
As of September 2022, after negotiations with Red Bull broke down, the official line was that Formula 1 would remain “an attractive environment” that would “continue to be monitored.”
This prompted widespread speculation about many …