Formula 1 CEO and chairman Chase Carey would like to see more German manufacturers join the grid in the future as the sport considers its engine regulations post-2020.
Just four manufacturers currently race in F1 – Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and Honda – but more are known to be considering an entry in the future, meeting with the sport’s bosses to help shape the future technical regulations.
Mercedes has enjoyed a remarkable spell of dominance in the V6 turbo era since 2014, having returned to F1 with a works operation in 2010.
Rival German manufacturers BMW, Porsche and Audi have all tasted success in other forms of motorsport, but Carey hopes to lure them to F1 in the near future.
“Our goal is that companies like that want to run teams in Formula One. It’s why we are adjusting the technical and economic conditions,” Carey told Sport Bild in Germany.
“We have a German champion, a German car as champion, a German fighting for the title this year.
“And we would like to have more German teams.”
Porsche is reported to be currently evaluating a possible entry to F1 in the future, as well as considering Formula E, with its LMP1 program seemingly set to end in the next two years.
Nico Rosberg became Germany’s third F1 world champion in 2016 with Mercedes, while Sebastian Vettel is currently vying for a fifth title.
The German Grand Prix has been a big question mark for F1 in recent years due to funding struggles, being cancelled in 2015 and 2017.
However, Carey is keen to help secure its long-term future, saying: “It has a great history and we want to fight for it to continue.”
Seattle Supercross by the numbers: Three riders separated by 17 points
Three riders remain locked in a tight battle with 17 points separating the leader Cooper Webb from third-place Chase Sexton and these are only a few Supercross numbers to consider entering Seattle.Chase Sexton made a statement in Detroit with his second win of 2023. – Feld Motor Sports
Webb and Tomac won the last four championships with two apiece in alternating years, but they were not one another’s primary rival for most of those seasons. On the average, however, the past four years show an incredible similarity with average points earned of 21.0 for Webb and 21.3 for Tomac. With five wins so far this season, Tomac (23 wins) leads Webb (19) in victories but Webb (43) edges Tomac (41) in podium finishes during this span.
Tomac has won two of the last three Seattle races and those two wins in this stadium are topped only by James Stewart. Fittingly, if Tomac gets a third win this week, he will tie Stewart for second on the all-time wins’ list. Tomac tied Ricky Carmichael for third with 48 wins at Oakland and took sole possession of that spot with his Daytona win.
Sexton still has a lot to say and after winning last week in Detroit, he is speaking up. The Supercross numbers are against him entering Seattle, however, because a points’ deficit this large after Round 10 has been erased only once. In 1983 David Bailey was 47 points behind Bob Hannah, and like Sexton he was also in third place. Bailey took the points’ lead with one race remaining.
The seven points Sexton was penalized last week for jumping in a red cross flag section in Detroit could prove extremely costly.
In fact, it has been a series of mistakes that has cost Sexton the most. In the last two weeks, he lost 10 points with a 10th-place finish to go with his penalty. Erase those, and all three riders hold their fate in their hands.
Plessinger’s heartbreak in Detroit is still fresh, but the upside of his run is that was his best of the season and could turn his fortunes around. Prior to that race, he led only seven laps in three mains. He was up front for 20 laps in Detroit with five of those being the fastest on the track.
Last week’s win by Hunter Lawrence tied him with his brother Jett Lawrence for 17th on the all-time wins’ list. With the focus shifting to 250 West for the next two rounds, Jett has a great opportunity to pull back ahead. The real test will be at the first East / West Showdown in East Rutherford, New Jersey on April 22.
Last Five Seattle Winners
450s 2022: Eli Tomac
2019: Marvin Musquin
2018: Eli Tomac
2017: Marvin Musquin
2014: Ryan Villopoto
