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Todt: A veto is like having a gun in the pocket

FIA president Jean Todt admitted that he is disappointed with his former team for vetoing plans for 12-million price cap for Formula 1 engines, but at the same time acknowledges that the birth of the new turbo hybrid power unit era has been painful and expensive. Speaking during the Mexican Grand Prix weekend, Todt admitted to media, '. I feel that when your vision for the future of motorsport is this new hybrid engine – it is a proper vision of what motorsport needs. My main concern is that it costs too much money.' FIA proposed a 12-million price cap for F1 power units, but 20-million is more like what teams are paying for the package this season and Ferrari have said that it is...
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