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Porsche explains F1 snub
Porsche has revealed its decision not to return to Formula One was based on the sport's lack of relevance to road cars.
There were rumours late in 2012 that the Porsche could return to F1 in the near future, but the German manufacturer has confirmed it will contest in the LMP1 category of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2014 using hybrid power.
Porsche's head of R&D Wolfgang Hatz says Formula One was never a logical route for them to take. "We are a sportscar company," he told Autocar.
"Porsche has always lived for the transfer of racing to production cars.
"For that reason it was clear two or three years ago we had to be back in high-level motorsport, and it...
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