🗣️“F1 has got nothing to do with customer racing. The costs are not high.” Audi has come under fire for its decision to heavily curtail its customer racing activities from 2024, including the end of factory-supported programmes in GT3 championships ⬇️
that Audi’s customer racing division will be downsized next year, with the German manufacturer ending the production of R8 LMS GT3 and other racing models within its range. Audi’s works driver pool will also be disbanded, impacting 14 drivers, while teams that are accustomed to receiving financial support from the brand will also be affected.
Former boss of the Phoenix Racing team Ernst Moser, whose works-backed squad won two DTM titles and claimed four Nurburgring 24 Hours wins for Audi, told Autosport's sister site Motorsport-Total.com: "That was the flagship of Audi Sport and [its slogan] Vorsprung durch Technik. "That's my impression: everything that could perhaps still prevent the F1 project [from happening] is now being destroyed."Photo by: Alexander Trienitz
“I guess when Markus Duesmann arrived and decided to stop DTM Class 1, that was the first step. But very quickly he decided to stop motorsport in general and put all the effort in Formula 1. Vosse also believes a double programme was easily possible, as Mercedes has proved by winning eight consecutive titles in F1 while continuing to feature heavily in GT3 racing.“I mean Mercedes have won eight world championships while doing customer racing. It's a joke.
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