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I could be seen as a trade of for Reb Bull. Yes, they have to bridge the period between 2021 and 2023 and be less competitive then if they can't invest. If in return however, they get engine regulations that allows for competitive independent manufacturers the next 5-8 years, that might be a good trade-off for them. For Ferrari, it's easier to keep their real world brand and product identity if they can retain combustion engines in their road cars, but keep it acceptable by having them run on synthetic fuel. |
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Ferrari are the only manufacturer that has always been here due to it’s passion for the sport. After all Enzo only produced road cars to pay for the racing programme
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My bad, I don't include RB as a Big team. I shall change my viewpoint.
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They certainly have organised their team a lot better the Scuderia
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Clearly Toto reads 10/10 as he is now saying that the manufacturers have not done enough to promote the technology behind the current hybrid F1 engines...!!!
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From what Horner is saying if the FIA agree to an engine freeze from the end of 2021, then it will be the Honda engine programme for them. Mugen is now in Milton Keynes, which is handy....
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30 Oct 2020, 23:45 (Ref:4013971) | #236 | |
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Mercedes says they are perfectly happy to freeze the engines.
https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/me...-2022/4897981/ Ferrari says absolutely not! https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...-2022/4901200/ Of course Mercedes would be for it as they lead the pack. So it will do nothing but help them. And of course Ferrari would say no, because they are at the bottom and can't assume they will fix their power unit issues before the start of the 2022 season! Richard |
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Interesting comments from Cyril this morning stating that they wanted an engine freeze/ reduced budget cap 6 months ago but Honda/ Red Bull voted against it. Renault now wont agree to an engine freeze because theyve invested money into the 2022 engine so dont want to see that investment wasted. Its interesting because hes basically saying screw you Horner, while at the same time realising by doing so Red Bull will have to use the Renault engine, becuase without the freeze, Honda wont be competitive. |
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Why does only Renault matter?
How would this change come about? With enough time lead is it a majority decision? If not enough lead time a unanimous decision? If Ferrari has veto power can’t they veto this either way? I would think Ferrari is the key and most difficult hurdle. Richard |
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The reason is that it’s only Renault that RB can pay the big bucks to. Ferrari do matter too of course, but I can’t see RB with them. It’s no majority decision.
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That's why Red Bull wants FIA to step up and decide this one on their own. Isn't going to happen, I'd think. Especially not if Renault and Ferrari publicly announce they do not want it. |
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I propose a new rule. Any team or engine manufacturer who threatens to leave F1 if the rules aren't built the way they want them should be given a 10 year ban. Especially engine manufacturers only interested in pushing costs up to stop new entries.
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Is it a threat or a financial reality?
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Does it matter? The reason it could be a financial reality is because of teams like Red Bull, Renault and Mercedes demanding things go the way they want it. This is what happens when you let the competitors decide the rules. The rich popular ones build it how they want.
In this specific case I'd argue it's not a financial reality. They don't have to design their own engines. They can just use Renaults. If Horner wasn't such a gigantic unlikable tool who hadn't burnt every bridge at every opportunity, that would be a more viable option for them. |
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I think it matters. Even with the budget cap, the addition of an engine program, is a half billion a year spend. That matters.
And using a Renault engine may be a bigger waste of money. for them and honestly for us as fans as well imo. |
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But the only reason we're in the situation of engines costing half a billion is because we do listen to what teams want and bow down to these threats. We're, quite literally, having the rich dictate the rules, which suits them better - and then they profit off of selling these insane engines that only they want to the smaller teams. And then Mr Wollf, whilst rolling in his dollas tells everyone engines are cheap and they should sell them more expensive.
It's a ridiculous situation to be in and can only be solved by the FIA being a governing body and deciding the rules, rather than allowing the manufacturers to define them. |
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Agreed. The manus have too much power.
Might have done the sport some good if the top privateer took a harder stand. But of course Mclaren are proving a team can come back though. |
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