Toto Wolff hoping for Porsche F1 involvement despite Red Bull talks ending

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says he hopes big brands like Porsche will get involved in F1, despite their talks with Red Bull coming to an end.

F1 has surged in popularity in recent seasons and that growth has naturally been reflected financially with some huge sponsorship deals going through in the last few years.

Indeed, big brands are coming to F1 and want a slice of the pie, whilst some of the biggest automotive names around appear to be warming to the idea of being on the F1 grid, where perhaps in the past they’d been put off of the idea.

Audi will be joining as engine manufacturers in 2026 having confirmed as such at the Belgian Grand Prix, for example, with many expecting them to take over a team as well, whilst Porsche were also in in-depth discussions over working with Red Bull, though that has come to an end without an agreement.

Even so, F1 is perhaps as attractive as it has ever been to the likes of Porsche and Audi, hence their interest, and Wolff believes getting such big beasts in terms of the automotive world to join the sport can only be a good thing for them and for those already on the grid:

“Every large corporation, especially auto companies, [and] not only auto companies, because Red Bull is also pretty good at that, they not only buy the racing team and invest large amounts of money into running it but invest even more into activation, which is beneficial for Formula 1.

“If a brand like Porsche that is known all over the world puts their marketing dollars into activating Formula 1, we will all be benefiting.

“This is the important part. It’s not just about having the team and running it, but in all the markets [there would be] big advertising, big campaigns, putting the brand out there.

“That is why