Autosport magazine has revealed that Formula One’s six major engine manufacturers have approved, in principal, the FIA’s referendum to reduce engine capacity and horsepower for the 2006 season.
Formula One teams currently run a 3.0 litre V10 engines that are required to last a full racing weekend. By 2008, or even earlier, that will all change with a new engine formula to be enforced. Manufacturers will be forced to go back to the past producing 2.4 litre V8 engines.
With the operation costs of Formula One teams reaching hundreds of millions of pounds the FIA President Max Mosley started a movement to reduce the cost of running an outfit. It is hoped the new engine formula will be just one step in achieving this goal.
BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen admitted earlier this year that he was against the proposal but it would seem the German manufacturer has changed its tune. Though not confirmed, it is thought that all of the sport’s six manufacturers agreed to the change that could be enforced within two years.
The ruling, along with the FIA’s other radical proposals, is subject to official ratification and will go to the World Motorsports Council in the coming weeks.
The last World Drivers Championship won by a V8 powered car was when Michael Schumacher captured his first world title in Benetton Ford powered B194.
Written: Sun, 30 May 2004 00:25:52
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