Volkswagen is interested in formula one but has no intention of launching a Mercedes-like works team.<\/p>\n
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That is the latest message given by Hans-Joachim Stuck, a former grand prix driver and now the motor sport representative of the German carmaker giant.<\/p>\n
“It is clear that we are looking at formula one,” he is quoted as saying by Sport Bild magazine.<\/p>\n
“We are waiting for the FIA’s decision in respect of the use of a world engine for formula one.\u00a0 If there is (a world engine) we will discuss whether to build it for formula one,” added Stuck.<\/p>\n
He clarified that VW would only be an engine supplier and not have “our own team like Mercedes”.<\/p>\n
The ‘world engine’ concept – with possible deployment across various motor racing categories – has been touted by the FIA.<\/p>\n
But regarding a new engine formula for 2013, the current discussions in F1 are about the likelihood of a 1.5 litre turbocharged 4-cylinder and a powerful KERS.<\/p>\n
It is believed that the world engine concept is not popular among F1’s existing manufacturers.<\/p>\n
While pushing for smaller engines for 2013, the FIA is also keen to improve the fuel efficiency of the current 2.4 litre V8 designs.<\/p>\n
Ferrari’s former engine boss Gilles Simon, now working with the FIA, said in the latest edition of In Motion magazine that F1 should “push forward with fuel efficiency”.<\/p>\n
“If, as an engine engineer, I am given a maximum fuel load, I will try to give the driver the maximum horsepower possible, building the most efficient engine I can,” he said.<\/p>\n
Simon added that the FIA wants “to try to adapt the rules we have in the run-up to the new engine formula”.<\/p>\n
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