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Volkswagen Group CEO confirms Audi and Porsche will enter F1

Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group has confirmed that both Porsche and Audi are to enter F1 in 2026. In an interview broadcast by Volkswagen on YouTube, Diess cited the increasing popularity of the sport as the reason for two of his company's brands making the move. 'If you do motorsport, you should drive Formula 1,' he said. 'That's where the effect is greatest. 'Formula 1 is developing extremely positively worldwide,' he added, in a nod to the changes to the sport since 2017 when Liberty Media took control. Of course, other than the sport's increasing popularity, widely put down to initiatives such as the Drive to Survive series on Netflix, Volkswagen is attracted by F1's ever...
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