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Wolff explains ‘concept flaw’ in proposed F1 engine plans

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Formula 1’s proposed new power units for 2021 are ‘a completely new engine’ and haven’t been met positively by existing manufacturers. The 2021 engine specification plans released yesterday by the sport’s governing body the FIA and the organisers fronted by F1 technical boss Ross Brawn aim to make them simpler and louder – by increasing the RPM while the MGU-H is dropped and the controlled electronics and energy store are set to be standardised. Yesterday’s meeting in Paris saw a presentation of the potential new engine specifications by the FIA and while events in the meeting have been kept private, Wolff told the BBC the proposals didn’t go...
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