Peugeot plan F1 comeback !

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Peugeot are reportedly considering a bid to become Formula One's 12th team.
Peugeot, who used to supply engines to the now-defunct Prost team, are said to be looking to expand their involvement in motorsport again.
The French manufacturers pulled out of F1 at the end of the 2000 season when they ended their deal with Alain Prost's outfit.
But Peugeot are believed to have shown an interest in Minardi engine supplier Asiatech's initiative to run a team of their own.
Ironically, Peugeot, who have also supplied Jordan with power units in the past, sold their engine factory to Asiatech when they severed links with Prost.
But Peugeot, who already run a team in the World Rally Championship, would be able to help raise the estimated £100million which engine suppliers would need.
German F1 magazine "Motorsport aktuell" reports that chairman of the French marque, Corrado Provera, is trying to convince the board of a comeback, arguing the reason for a lack of success was that they were co-operating with the wrong partners.
Provera is believed to have argued that if Peugeot focus on running a team of their own, they could be as successful as in rallying when they won the championship two years in a row, in 2000 and 2001.
The reports are strengthened by the fact that French rivals Renault now have a works team in motorsport's elite series - the former Benetton set-up - and Peugeot do not wish to be seen as lagging behind.

SOURCE : ananova