One of the reasons why Red Bull was keen to build its power unit in-house was to have everyone under one roof. That means Porsche would have to set up shop in Milton Keynes, which it seems keen to do. When Audi made its announcement, Markus Duesmann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, stated that Audi and Porsche would work separately. He specifically mentioned that Porsche would be building power units in the UK. That’s a rather significant concession, given that Porsche’s racing machines usually come out of Stuttgart.
To us, it seems like Horner is playing hardball in the media and that there’s something the two teams can’t quite agree on. As much faith as it has in its power unit, Red Bull needs Porsche’s expertise.
Is there another possibility? McLaren’s team principal, Andreas Seidl, used to run Porsche’s Le Mans team. But that’s the only connection we can see, and neither team has made any attempt at having talks.
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