News Details
FIA to impose engine cost cap to help small teams
FIA president Jean Todt has finally admitted that engine costs in Formula 1 are far too high following the switch from V8 engines to hybrid turbo-V6 power units. The Frenchman has remained relatively quiet on the matter, despite several of the smaller teams expressing great concern that the cost of being an engine customer is far too high. Prior to the switch to the new power units, a team would be expected to pay around £4 million (€5.6m, $6.3m) annually for a years worth of engines, which equated to 16 units plus an additional eight for testing purposes between two cars. Now teams are expected to pay around £15m (€21m, $23m) for just eight race engines and roughly...
Full Story »
Full Story »
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
0 Comments
You May Also Be Interested In...
FIA plans to introduce engine cost cap
– Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has vowed to address the...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net
Ferrari willing to supply Red Bull with engines
Ferrari would be more than happy to open up discussions with Red Bull...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
Red Bull set to decide on engine plans tonight
The Red Bull team is yet to decide if it will use its fifth Renault engine...
9y ago from Motorsport.com
Ferrari engine's for Red Bull is nonsense - Mateschitz
Red Bull will not switch from Renault to Ferrari engines in 2016 or...
9y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez clinches resounding MotoGP victory in...
Marc Marquez clinched a resounding MotoGP victory in Argentina,...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
MotoGP Argentina GP: Marc Marquez fights back to...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez says brother Alex is “main opponent”...
No description available...
25m ago from Motorsport.com
Oliveira to miss MotoGP Argentina GP after sprint...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Date set for IndyCar’s inaugural Grand Prix of...
The NTT IndyCar Series has announced a date for the first running on the...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Bumping confirmed for Indy 500 as Takuma Sato becomes...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
How VeeKay went from an unexpected ECR exit to...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Takuma Sato to contest 16th Indy 500 with RLL
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Hyundai shelves its 2025 WRC car upgrades for Safari...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
FIA steps in after WRC fuel supplier goes into...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Meet Claire Schonborn, the engineer turned WRC...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'Mourinho would have shoved him' - Chelsea fans slam...
No description available...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Maresca’s approach stifles talent but drifting...
otonous positional football grants Arsenal the most comfortable of 1-0...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com
Arsenal man backs Bukayo Saka to make 'big difference'...
No description available...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Player ratings: Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea
Arsenal got back to winning ways in the Premier League on Sunday...
3h ago from FreshArsenal.com
Comments
Hottest News
Max Verstappen and George Russell in tense exchange after...
Max Verstappen and George Russell were involved... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Marko gives brutal verdict on 2025 F1 rookies
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has issued a brutal... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
Horner points to 'unusual' McLaren strength: 'It's quite...
At one point both McLaren drivers were ahead of... Read More »
4h ago from GPBlog.com
