F1-Blog

It seems that the FIA have proposed a 10 year freeze on engine designs to start from 2008.

Now I can see the point in trying to make the sport ‘greener’ and ‘cheaper’, however this is F1.

If a large manufacturer has 500million to spend in a season, HE IS GOING TO, most of the smaller teams will benefit from engine advancements, as they run manufacturers engines anyhow, so where is the problem?

The system works fine in other sports like MotoGP, where teams run engines and even chassis from factory manufacturers, these satellite teams get as much help from the factory teams as the factory teams do themselves, so why not introduce a similar system where the satellite teams are only at worst one pace behind the factory teams, and in some cases in MotoGP they are actually used as development bikes, having the advancements in engine/clutch/exhaust technology first, allowing the factory teams to run safe, while still garnering intelligence on the new parts?

Teams like the Honda backed ones help the Honda brand in a marketing and advertising way by running the bikes.

I know that the debate about satellite F1 teams keeps running around, with it looking like Pro-Drive not making it to the grid in 2008.

F1 should be the pinnacle of the car motorsport world, just like the MotoGP bikes are to Biking.

And while I’m on the subject, let’s bring back the tyre wars……