News Details

McLaren vetoes proposal to maintain F1 engine cover fin

Formula 1 teams are facing a fresh headache with their 2018 car designs after a proposal to retain the fin on the engine cover was not backed by McLaren. One of the items discussed in this week’s F1 Strategy Group was a change to the car regulations to retain a big engine fin – which could be used to display the larger car numbers the FIA wants to see. But despite extensive work having been put in to create rules, and teams already starting work on their 2018 concepts, McLaren did not vote in favour of the suggestion – as the Woking-based outfit instead wants a smaller version introduced. With unanimous support needed for a change, McLaren’s failure to back it means that the...
Full Story »
6y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

New engine rules spur the interest of four engine...

Slowly but surely, Formula 1's new engine rules set for introduction in...
6y ago from F1i.com

Steiner supportive of new engine rules

Haas F1 Team's Guenther Steiner has given a thumbs-up to Formula 1's new...
6y ago from F1i.com

Four engine manufacturers eyeing F1 2021 rules

Up to four or more engine suppliers may be interested in joining F1 in...
6y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Steiner: 2021 engine plans 'a good concept to start...

Formula 1 has found a "good concept to start off with" with the...
6y ago from Crash.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

FIM announces MotoGP engine-freeze from 2025 season

The FIM has announced that there will be a two-year engine freeze for all...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Michelin announces postponement of new MotoGP front...

MotoGP tyre manufacturer Michelin has announced it has postponed the...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyNXT champion Louis Foster joins IndyCar with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced Wednesday that it has signed...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Exclusive: Arsenal's Mikel Arteta eyeing up 80m...

Arsenal continue to go from strength to strength under Mikel Arteta and in...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal in talks to triple midfielder's contract...

Arsenal are set to make Ethan Nwaneri the Premier League's...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Exclusive: A new striker could arrive at Arsenal in...

Kai Havertz has been in top form throughout the opening phase of the...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Andretti F1 bid boosted as MAJOR development revealed

Andretti Global have received a significant boost... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Audi F1 driver signing saga takes MAJOR twist

A Formula 1 star has made a huge revelation,... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com

Alonso to consult with Newey over F1 retirement

Oct.11 Fernando Alonso says he will consult with... Read More »

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.