Mosley wants standard engines

Eurosport - Fri, 19 Sep 10:29:00 2008

FIA president Max Mosley has said he wants all Formula One teams to use the same engine to cut spiralling costs.

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Such a move would dramatically alter the traditional landscape of a sport that has long depended upon technological competition between teams as one of its prime areas of interest.

However Mosley believes that a common engine is a practical prospect and may even be welcomed by the squads as spending becomes "irrational".

"I know that the big constructors will say to me that 'if there is to be a single engine, I want it to be mine', but in the real world, if a racing company can buy a cheaper engine then it will do so - without doubt," he told L'Equipe.

He added that he was in favour of standard suspensions and gearboxes.

There have been past calls for a more level playing field as heavily-backed outfits such as McLaren-Mercedes and Ferrari have dominated recently, while in the ongoing campaign Super Aguri became the latest team to fold due to massive running costs.

Renault won the two World Championship titles prior to last season with Spaniard Fernando Alonso.

Despite his stance over engines, Mosley does not agree with the French team's boss Flavio Briatore that there ought to be a single KERS device in use when the kinetic energy-recovering rules come into force in 2009.

"This shows the inability of team owners to think logically," he said. "Only when the KERS system has been extensively tested can we think about a common usage."

A1GP, a competitor to F1, uses a standard engine, while motorsport's premier class has worked to downgrade the spending on feeder series GP2 from next year to 250,000 euros per car from 1.5m euros.

The renamed championship will be known as F2.

Jonathan Symcox / Eurosport

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  1. you wanna make F1 cheaper. your doing a good job of it, you and berni are the ones robbing FANS and F1, come on F1 teams dump them and get back to racing the old way, LEWIS wil bring F1 back to the fans

    From hotrijder7, on Thu 18 Sep 7:47PM

  2. SACK HIM,
    if one engine is cheap, why did you need 5 girls for your pleasure, when one was cheaper, go play with yourself, and let F1 be run by men

    From hotrijder7, on Thu 18 Sep 7:44PM

  3. Dumb Schmuck
    We already have that formula its called A1, when will the FIA vote to boot out a man who is a discredit to Ferrari 1 sorry Formula 1 take a look at Moto GP different bikes different engines CC limit it then comes down to Technical development of chassis and set up for race day then they stick on a rider and off they go exciting eh. F1 is exciting at the moment no one is streets ahead in both championships.
    But I would nigh on put my mortgage on a Spying scandal or poor stewardship denying McLaren and F1 of its first BLACK BRITISH world champ.
    Any one know their history research the name Mosley for the answer

    From Mark S, on Thu 18 Sep 7:04PM

  4. The man is ignorant of tradition,and obviously a bigot,(the last steward ruling?)Costs can easily be stabilised by other means...

    From mali vincent w, on Thu 18 Sep 6:45PM

  5. Massa nearly takes out a car in the pit lane.stewards "it's ok" Lewis outdrives Kimi (who doesn't like damp tracks) BIG PROBLEM. Ferrari go crying to stewards (big cheque book in hand probably) Result goes Ferraris way............how cute. want to see racing by an Italian, to see how it should be done, watch Valentino Rossi, in his words "that's racing" rules rules rules

    From Steve Holmes, on Thu 18 Sep 6:25PM

  6. F1 fans really don't need to worry if Moseley gets his way because the engine makers who don't get the nod will surely just set up a competing series independent of both Max and Bernie. It will keep most of the F1 values, take the vast majority of fans with it and will hopefully attract a few more names (like Audi or Nissan). This won't kill the sport we love, it will just provide the push to create a new one to follow.

    From ginger_gitt, on Thu 18 Sep 6:16PM

  7. What an idiot! All motorsport would be better off if they got shot of him!

    From sjnelms83@..., on Thu 18 Sep 5:46PM

  8. oh Ben 128 ,,, try to be sensible ^^^^ THEY WOULD ,, ALL,, MANUFACTURE _ SIMILAR _ENGINES

    NOT NOT JUST ONE SHED DOING IT ___!!

    From Ted london, on Thu 18 Sep 4:31PM

  9. Maybe he should propose to get rid of F1 and replace it with A1GP. I do not watxh A1. Stupid idea.

    From sylgasana, on Thu 18 Sep 4:25PM

  10. No Guesses for who the engine provider is going to be
    FIA rule's hey Ferrari here we go. Its a sham. Absolute sham. And it stinks.

    From bendoverme@..., on Thu 18 Sep 4:21PM

  11. DONT OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT SMART BERNIE HAS TURNED F 1 FROM A BIG LOSS $£

    INTO A MASSIVE MULTI $£$£ MILLION BUSINESS TO BENEFIT ~~~CREWS~ DRIVERS-CIRCUITS

    From jestyn.thyme, on Thu 18 Sep 4:11PM

  12. @#$% ! the fun part about f1 is car vs car.....i not going to watch if it is another A1 grand prx...suck..

    From shin.1022, on Thu 18 Sep 3:59PM

  13. Nice one blaxpilot! Sums it up pretty well - Maybe we should all go back to the stone age!

    From Mr Burns, on Thu 18 Sep 3:59PM

  14. presumably the ,,"old peoples home "",, you have in mind has security keys & guards

    From jestyn.thyme, on Thu 18 Sep 3:49PM

  15. "Mosley wants standard engines in F1" - "the fans, the teams, the drivers wants the Nazi pervert to *%$} off from the sport" - and take his crew of Ferrari bigotted merry men with him, oh and take James Allen too.. Then the industry can focus on putting the SPORT back into motor racing...;)

    From stefan, on Thu 18 Sep 3:22PM

  16. Before they get a standard set of engines - they should get a standard set of Stewards!

    I wonder who the engine provider would be fif this came to anything ... Ferrari by any cchance?

    From Sam, on Thu 18 Sep 2:44PM

  17. I think Max got into jbolan's stash of that white powder while on that trip to Peru. What else could it be ?

    From barry w w, on Thu 18 Sep 2:14PM

  18. He's the first part of the old boy network that should go.

    From jennycan, on Thu 18 Sep 2:10PM

  19. Bad, Bad, Bad, Idea. Obviously hasn't thought this one through.

    From ink, on Thu 18 Sep 1:49PM

  20. Mosley get out of the sport !! you have discredited and please realise nobody gives a @#$% about your joke opinion.
    If you want f1 to be exciting the look back to the 1980's and learn !!!!! rather than turn f1 into a fia/ferrari/scalextric joke !!!

    From Garry, on Thu 18 Sep 1:38PM
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