Formula One can forget about reducing engine capacity from V10 to V8 before at least 2008, according to ailing Minardi boss Paul Stoddart.
The Australian, with the smallest budget in pitlane, poured cold water on a plan mooted by the FIA and Ferrari to boost safety by cutting horsepower.
He said stability is guaranteed in the Concorde Agreement, which expires at the end of 2007, and needs a unanimous vote from team bosses for rules changes.
'They'd never get unanimity for a capacity change,' insisted Stoddart. 'Myself, Eddie Jordan and probably Sauber would just sit there with our arms folded.'
Stoddart says the privateer bosses are not out to cause trouble; it's just they can't afford the mammoth cost implications of a radical engine change.
'They can forget it unless something is done for the smaller teams,' he added.
'If they want to do something constructive, help us out with our customer engines. That's the biggest handicap there is. Then we'll talk.'
Written: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 11:27:34
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