F1 News
- April 12, 2006
STR to keep the V10 alive
Scuderia Toro Rosso may be the old Minardi squad in essence (well not really since becoming Red Bull 'B', they spend more on their hospitality than Minardi used to spend in a year!), and are currently running the V10 due to the agreements that were in place at the takeover. However Dietrich Mateschitz has upset a few members of the grid by saying that they will possibly run the same restricted V10 in 2007 as well.
That does not bode well for some of the other teams that are already struggling, both Midland and Super Aguri have asked for the team to not score manufacturers points next year unless they run V8's.
Yes there may be agreements in place for supply of Cosworth V10 power in 2007, but Cosworth I'm sure would rather retire the 'old' unit's and concentrate on just running the V8 power plants.
Let's hope all the teams are on a more even footing next year, because the V10 is a clear advantage even if it is crippled somewhat.
