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Todt aiming to reduce cost of engines

Ahead of the latest meeting of the sport's Strategy Group, FIA president Jean Todt says he is determined to bring down the cost of engines.With Marussia already appearing to have gone to the wall and administrators doing all they can to save Caterham, attention turns to the sport's three smallest teams - Sauber, Force India and Lotus - who recently called on the sport to address the issue of engine costs.In an open letter, sent ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley wrote: 'The costs of the power unit together with the installation costs amount, on average, to $43m. This clearly shows that 70-80 percent of the FOM income has to be allocated to the...
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