Webber: F1 and Formula E marriage may come to pass

The Porsche brand ambassador was at the Valencia E-Prix last weekend with Porsche's Formula E outfit and believes that the series is "clearly the most sustainable" form of Motorsport.

However, as Webber acknowledged, it still lacks the global fanbase enjoyed by F1, with the former Red Bull man admitting that any partnership between the two championships remains a way off given that they are "on different trajectories".

"The championship is maturing, and so is its technology," he told Marca. "Even acceptance by the public is still taking place as well.

"But Formula 1 does not imply anything with respect to street cars, it is about seeking the limit of the machines. But in the future it is possible that Formula 1 will adopt more electrical components as it already has with batteries.

"I believe that even the combustion engines will last a long time in the leading motor competitions, but at some point this marriage may come to pass, who knows, but right now they are both on different trajectories. Formula E is clearly the most sustainable and also the most important for Porsche as a test bed for road cars.

"Formula E is clearly the most sustainable and and also the most important for Porsche as a test bed for road cars."

The Valencia E-Prix weekend sparked controversy after a number of drivers ran out of energy on the final lap, including leader Antonio Felix Da Costa, after numerous safety cars were called out due to incidents in the wet conditions.

Neither of the Porsche drivers, Andre Lotterer and Pascal Wehrlein, scored points in race one, but Lotterer was able to recover in race two to claim the team's second podium of the season, leaving them sixth in the teams' championship.

"It is an extremely competitive championship," Webber added.

"In our debut season we achieved better results than the rest. Winning in Formula E is super difficult, be it a race or the championship and at Porsche we know that. As we have succeeded in everything, people think that Porsche is going to win immediately in Formula E. But it takes a little longer."