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F1 engine token system set to be scrapped from 2017
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Development of the current F1 power units will be opened up in 2017 as the sport has agreed to scrap the token system. At present, only certain parts of the power units can be developed, with each component carrying a weighting in terms of how many tokens it would cost to change it. Each manufacturer currently has a maximum of 32 development tokens to use in 2016, a number which was set to decrease over the coming seasons as more areas of the power unit would become frozen. The system was originally designed to limit the cost of power unit development, but with the manufacturers closing in on a cost cap for customers they will be allowed more freedom as a result....
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