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Ecclestone confirms plan for new F1 engine

Ecclestone confirms plan for new F1 engine As Hurricane Patricia brought a different kind of whirlwind to the Austin paddock, Bernie Ecclestone on Saturday confirmed his plans to introduce a second tier of engine regulations in formula one for 2017. 'If we don't do it, we will lose some teams,' the F1 chief executive warned at the torrentially-sodden Circuit of the Americas, where qualifying has been delayed until race day. He is referring to the fact that Red Bull and Toro Rosso will be lost to the sport because Mercedes, Ferrari and now Honda have all lined up to refuse to supply them under the existing, 1.6 litre ‘power unit' regime. The latest, touted Honda solution has...
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