It says Jordan will get a development of this years engine whereas Jaguar get the brand new one.
It sounds to me like Cosworth are developing both engines during an overlap period, and will switch Jordan to the new one when performance *and* capacity increase. No doubt though, if the new engine prooved to be a dud (which I doubt it will!) they still have an up to date and developed fall back.
I still think this is a good deal for Jordan. However, if they try and switch Jordan to the new engine mid-season as someone was suggesting, this could prove problematic for chassis integration.
And oh yes, I still think Jordan will be faster than Jaguar next year.
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