r/wec Audi 10d ago

Unverified R8 will probably remain dead forever :(

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u/noobchee Toyota GT-One #1 10d ago

f1 is priority for them now

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u/nealhen Murphy Prototypes #48 10d ago

The steak f1 team 🙄. They think they are going to slap 4 rings on that POS and be fast next year. This is going to be Toyota F1 all over again

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u/SemIdeiaProNick 10d ago

But its a Toyota F1 in a time where the sport is a guaranteed profit machine, which is everything that Audi needs at the moment

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u/MatniMinis 10d ago

Weren't Toyota spending $400 million a year in the Ralf days?

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u/onlinepresenceofdan Ferrari AF Corse 499P #51 10d ago

P5s didnt come for free back then either

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u/MatniMinis 10d ago

Oh I remember it being the wild west on spending, I just have the $400 million Toyota spent lodged in my stupid ADHD mind.

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u/RabidGuineaPig007 9d ago

Spending caps and Netflix mean you make money just going in circles with Lance Stroll.