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Standard engine “not in the DNA of F1” – Haas

Gene Haas says that the planned standard engine being pushed by the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone would not be in accordance with Formula 1’s DNA. With Ferrari exercising its veto over plans to introduce a price ceiling on engines, the governing body, with the support of FOM, has taken steps to introduce a low-cost alternative unit from 2017. But Haas, whose eponymous team unveiled Esteban Gutierrez as its second driver on Friday evening, has voiced his opposition to the move, arguing that it would go against the essence of the sport. “If the cut-price engine has more horsepower than the current engines, obviously within a race or two everyone will want to have the lower price engine,”...
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