The Audi LMDh Program that NEVER Happened 

Fr, they belong in endurance racing.

What is F1. Sounds like some political party.... NEXT!!!!!

Dumped? They spent almost 20 years in the top endurance class and before that in rally. Of course it’d be great to have them come back to Le Mans, but let them try F1 now. It could be great, bad, or decent. Let them move on.

still crying

@@britishempire3342 It will be funny when Audi fails in F1 and go backnto WEC... Well see who will cry then XD

I hope they do. Endurance is their history and success

The question is, in this case, will they rejoin soon enough or will they miss the big wave? At this point, the class is so stuffed full, there may not be any room left for the Ingolstadt brand.

Well, Aston didn't completely abandon their other Motorsport commitments the way Audi did when they went to F1 so... Audi seem more committed to leaving everything else behind

Would be cool if Audi rejoin gt3 racing

Last prototype LMP1 is the Toyota Ts050

True, same for Porche the 919 was the last Lmp1 until the 963 turned a wheel in anger last year..

The r18 was such a dream to see race.

Indeed it was shame it was the last one they've built. I know they've done GT3 race cars since just not the same..

Dakar is done

Aren’t they still close tho with Sainteloc and ABT for their GT3 programme tho?

Frankly, that's absurd. Audi and Porsche are known for sportscar racing, not F1 or single-seater racing. That's what they're known for and good at. To throw it all away for a chance at F1 is asinine. Lamborghini should have been sent to F1 instead if 1 VW Group brand had to be. Andretti and Cadillac also should be in F1, but they only want American races and sponsors; not American race teams

​@@definitely_not_nick41Wec denied

totally agree with you @@BB_Sebring

Yes, me too. Those were wonderful cars and times. Bring back diesel.

This will haunt them if they don’t perform well in f1

f1>>>>> wec and imsa

@@britishempire3342 that's your opinion, many think differently so why not try to accept that people like different things and it takes away nothing from what you like

@@britishempire3342 nvm saw your comment history, why are you even here?

@britishempire3342 lol okay buddy

Given the amount of shared technology between Audi's and Porsche's LMDh, I don't think it's coincidential that Porsche has been able to deliver 4 costumer 963's on top of the Porsche Penske works entries so quickly. Someone would have to look at it in detail, but it wouldn't surprise me if there has been a transfer between brands

@@Ofitus21 that makes sense. Still, I just want to see Bentley back at Le Mans in what is definitely one of the golden eras of the sport

​@@Ofitus21you're right, Porsche received almost all of Audi's LMDh chassis after their program was cancelled.

Volkswagen already give Bentley a chance

​@@Bncxx1275 When?

Thank you so much!

Toyota is *_THE_* biggest automaker in the world & they took the LMh route with the (disrespectfully successful) GR010 Hybrid

Kind of agree, I have much more respect in Ferrari, Toyota, Peugeot and even more Isotta to go to the "hard way" ... But in the same time with a LMDh you still have to build the majority of the car yourself.

Oops! My mistake, apologies. Thanks for watching, and glad you liked the video

It's more complicated than that Each part of the VW group make their own decisions (even without Audi, VW has two brand in WEC with Porsche and Lamborghini) Even more Porsche who had a rather big liberty in what they want to do (because they're the second most powerful brand of the group) But F1 isnt in Porsche DNA anyway Porsche went to F1 1) because it's was more or less the same technology than in Endurance 2) because McLaren ask 3) because TAG were willing to pay and to erase the Porsche name for their own

@@vincesalamander5980 It's still an unnecessary redundancy for them to do.

At least Toyota (eventually) got their shit together with Gazoo Racing & are now dominant in multiple racing divisions outside of F1

They won’t run more projects because they’re not interested in motorsport anymore besides the marketing value and money making is the main reason F1 still exists

There are multiple reasons why people might not like F1. Some of the tracks / countries they visited the last few years were let's say a bit questionable. I can see why people are not the biggest fans of that. Then there are all of these drama arcs with DTS that bunch up things that actually aren't that dramatic at all. Prices are going insane in F1, it's nearly impossible for "normal" F1 fans to visit races. It's not really the "core" audience at the races anymore I'd say, especially those huge celeb parties we often have for the US races. The racing hasn't been that great the last few years either. I still enjoy F1 but it's not like F1 is perfect and none of the criticism is justified.

@@Maenfy The difference between what you've just said and the 95% of things that you'll find is that you do bring valid points in a respectful way instead of just going pretty much like "Haha F1 bad and for dumb people." And also some criticism could apply to F1 pretty much forever. The racing in F1 has always been subpar compared to other motorsports. It has never been their strong suit, be it 2024, 2004 or 1984, but people are nostalgic for the past, so their memories get tinted. I believe that DTS gets far more hate than it deserves. Is it perfect? Of course it isn't. But some people act like it has been the worst thing in F1 since forever just because new people are getting into the sport that aren't the most knowledgeable people. Can they be a little of morons? For sure, but those calling them DTS fans and gatekeeping them, look even worse than those DTS fans that may be annoying. I do agree on the questionable countries and that prices are way too high. But let's be real, most people that complain about the first one are just people that are trying to look smart and justified on their hate. The tickets prices are insane, but as long as F1 can afford it, they'll keep doing it. As much as some people like to say otherwise and that F1 is dead and whatnot, attendance is still in some of the highest ever, which means F1 can still afford to put on those ridiculous prices. I don't like it and no one should, but alas, is what we have.

It's the internet, people think they can say anything they want without consequences, hence why they start coming with their extreme views like these. And it's not just F1, nowadays you have to say but a single word and you'll get these kinds haters. I'm willing to bet 99% of these people saying shit about F1 would never dare say those things in public irl.

​@@Maenfy hey, your'e GT guy

Because they’re not interested in motorsports anymore besides marketing value and that’s the main reason F1 still exists

Toyota makes a lot of money compared to Audi

Audi will stop building combustion engines by 2026. F1 has some marketing value to it, endurance will have zero use to them as they won't be able to use the tech developed for endurance in their regular production. It's purely a commercial move.

Designing and manufacturing F1 engine is a different beast. McLaren have never been an engine supplier and technically their road car engines have been subleted to an engineering firm called Ricardo. Also in VW eyes they have enough reps through sister brands. Unlike Ferrari or Toyota where they are the parent companies

f1 is the pinnacle of motorsport

​​@@britishempire3342and still the 24 hours of le mans is a bigger deal in the world of motorsport, what are you trying to say?

​@@britishempire3342Remind me, where do some of the best F1 drivers go to race? Oh yeah, that's right. Le Mans.

@@britishempire3342 Thats why F1 tried and almost succeded in killing prototype and GT racing in the past. It was more successful than F1.

@@CarlosDiaz-oj5fn yes after their f1 career...not before...cause everyone's dream is to be a f1 driver...not a imsa or wec driver

Because they’re also giving up on their GT3 programs. They killed everything just for F1

​@@grafkrapfen4906 thats just sad

Sainteloc Racing wanted to enter an Audi for WEC but WEC denied it because they didn't have any grid space anymore and they prefered brands / teams that are loyal to WEC.

​@@Maenfy what about Ford and McLaren in WEC then

@@jxswu3224 Ford is being run by Proton Competition who have been racing in WEC for a long time and McLaren is teaming up with United Autosport who have also been in WEC for quite some time now.

Alfa Romeo said that if there was possibly an LMDh and they could do WEC and IMSA, it would be great with Dallara, even if they are Stellantis like Peugeot, to do it differently, like Lambo and Porsche

Well, with diesel banned, which is Audi de facto trademark for endurance, they certainly have to find new engine

@@kidpagronprimsank05 they are using the exact same engine as Porsche

Oops, I must have forgot to correct that!

Porsche wants 50% Red Bull control, lol 💀

Noted 👍

Ferrari are there for so long, and money are massive for F1, but with cap, they get around it with Endurance program just that.

Well I don't think the Lamborghini program was announced yet when Audi pulled out, and probably wouldn't be a bad thing to have 3 VW Group cars, they already do in GT racing and just gives more opportunity that a VW Group car wins

I would argue that Audi has set many records though: They became the first manufacturer to win Le Mans with a diesel powered race car, and with a hybrid race car, the most dominant and successful brand at Le Mans, Sebring, Petit Le Mans, and others in the 21st century, and in terms of wins of Le Mans, their R8 LMP became the most successful car to win overall in the events history with 5 victories. While Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in prototype endurance racing, I would consider Audi to still be very successful too.

I’ll agree Audi was successful and a win is a win but contextually speaking there were times when they had very little competition. A bit like Toyota’s Le Mans win streak when there was ZERO real competition until 2023 and what happened … they lose to Ferrari. When Porsche brought out their lower class LMP2 based RS Spyder in ALMS, they were challenging Audi’s R8 and won overall on a few occasions. And when Porsche introduced the 919 hybrid they ended up beating Audi for two of their three Le Mans wins in a row before Audi packed it in. That said, I like your videos and definitely keep up the good work.

You can't won Le Mans on LMDh 💀

@@Ariespradana13 Wdym

@@Hunt-tq7ks In WEC the top class is Hypercar, but within the class there are two regulations, from a partnership between IMSA and ACO : ACO entries belong to the "true" Hypercar class, whereas IMSA entries follow the LMDh ruleset (same rules for the Daytona 24h), cheaper to enter but also making cars less complex and powerful. In every single race, LMDh cars got dominated by Hypercar cars.

Thanks for the correction! I forgot to correct that in my editing rounds.

Sometimes facts are necessary to repeat in multiple videos as they are relevant to the topic. I don’t do it that often though, for example, this time I mentioned the chassis suppliers again because it was a quick reminder for the other brands Audi could pick from. I would only repeat facts (and do it briefly) if I knew there would be new people watching, and that it was relevant to the topic. Otherwise, if there is a big subject to discuss in a video, like the entire LMDh regulation, and I know I already covered it, I would just point the viewers that don’t know the info to that LMDh video. Hope this explains my strategy! Thanks for watching

Thanks for the correction! I forgot to correct that in my editing rounds.

No biggie @@FormulaJonah ! It does not take away anything from your otherwise very good and infromative videos! I just felt compelled to comment as i'm Swiss myself.