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Originally Posted by Marbot
The 2014 engines are 1.6 litre engines. The engines are downsized turbo engines with hybrid technology, which a great deal of car manufacturers are now using in their cars - Volkswagen included.
The fact that the engines are semi-standardized, means that not only will the engines be interchangeable among the individual chassis (common bolt pattern), so that if an engine manufacturer does leave, another engine from a remaining manufacturer can be bolted straight in, it will also lessen the likelihood of an engine manufacturer making an obvious mistake in the first place.
Any engine manufacturer that does make a mistake with its engine architecture is more likely to quit the sport, rather than spend another small fortune on engine R&D.
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With such restrictive regulations Formula 1 indeed needs to be prepared for engine manufactures leaving the sport, as it chooses to follow instead of leading trends. Apart from being an expensive marketing tool, Formula 1 is increasingly irrelevant. This format is certainly not lasting. Not unsurprisingly, the new 2014 engine regulations haven't lured any engine manufactures to (re-)enter the series. The current economic recession does not help, but other series - LMP, WRC, Indycar and DTM - succeeded in attracting one or more new manufactures and are therefore certainly doing a better job.