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Porsche is not denying that it is preparing to enter Formula 1 when the new set of engine regulations come to light in 2021. A number of manufacturers have attended recent meetings where the new engine has been the centre point of discussion.
Porsche recently laid a bombshell on LMP1, after it announced that it would be pulling all of its resources out of the category to instead focus on Formula E, the ever growing electric series. However, the team is still being kept together, suggesting that F1 could be the next move after Formula E.
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"We need all of these (LMP1) people in the future," Porsche's research and development chief Michael Steiner told Auto Motor und Sport. "The great team we built for LMP1 is highly motivated and represents an enormous wealth of knowledge. So it is a good idea to have a concrete plan for the engineers, mechanics and even for the drivers."
It is not yet clear what the outfit has planned, however Steiner went on to confirm that the team is building a "high-efficiency engine" with no decision over what its purpose will be, leading some to believe that it is preparing for a move into F1.
"Like other manufacturers, we at the invitation of the FIA are participating in the discussions about the future Formula 1 powertrain," Steiner admitted. "The team at Weissach is not working on an F1 engine at the moment, but it is working on a high-efficiency engine at the concept level -- without a decision about what we are doing with this engine," he concluded.
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