Bojan Vrbnjak
Rimac is associated with the concern Volkswagen, as it agreed this year on a joint venture with Porsche, which is a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. This new alliance has brought together the prestigious Volkswagen brand Bugatti in Rhymes, which now form Bugatti-Rimac.
Regarding Formula 1, these relationships have a broader meaning, as they are known to Volkswagen strongly interested in new engines, who are expected to get into Formula 1 in years 2025. It is known that they did so Porsche as well as Audi, another subsidiary of Volkswagen, attended various meetings on the next generation of Formula 1 powertrains. Of course, this extensive network of manufacturers creates list of names, which could appear in Formula 1 and although there are currently no funds for a motorsport project, Rimac he does not rule out that it could be them.
"There are a lot of gasoline vapor supporters in the company who would like to work on Rimac technology for a race car, and in the past we have made some prototypes for Pikes Peak, e-TCR, etc.,”Is for Motorsport.com she said Martha Longin, head of communications and marketing at the company Rimac. "But our focus is primarily on engineering and manufacturing high-performance EV technologies in large quantities (tens of thousands of electric drives, batteries and other technologies). With projects in progress and those in development that will be in production in the coming years, we simply do not have the funds to participate in a motorsport project. But who knows, maybe someday…"
If Volkswagen decides to participate in Formulas 1, will most likely be sent there to the brand Porsche ali Audi. "Motorsport is in the DNA of Porsche and we will always be interested in the competition to be able to transfer this technology to our road cars,”Is for a Spanish officer Trademarks said Olivier Blume, CEO of the company Porsche AG. "Formula 1 and the VW team called us and asked if we were interested in racing. The group has not made any decision, but it is being studied, although it is not known whether with the Audi or Porsche brand, but it will all depend on the new rules for 2025."
