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Resignation sparks VW F1 speculation
The resignation of Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech has revived talk of the company entering F1 For as long as anyone can remember, the Volkswagen Group, whose brands include Porsche, Audi, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Bentley, has been linked with F1. However, for much of this time, the man standing in the way of such a move was Piech, who, apart from not seeing what would ultimately be gained by entering the sport, made no secret of his intense dislike of Bernie Ecclestone. On Saturday, Piech, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, resigned as chairman of the Volkswagen Group after losing out in a bitter boardroom battle with Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn which even saw his cousin, Wolfgang...
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