F1 Teams Lock Into Current V6 Powerplants Until 2020 To Contain Costs

F1's manufacturers have agreed to bring down engine supply costs, and guarantee no team is left without power units, in exchange for keeping current V6 turbos until at least 2020, Motorsport.com has learned.

Although no official statement is expected after the get-together of the Strategy Group and F1 Commission in Geneva over the past two days, sources suggest that some progress has been made in helping ease the cost burden for smaller outfits.

In a bid to stave off the threat of an independent engine coming in 2017, F1's car makers had got together to present a series of proposals aimed at helping secure the future of the grid.
 

runninglogan1 - 1/20/2016 5:38:44 PM

+2 Boost

Kind of a shame. Their sound is uninspiring at best.

PUGPROUD - 1/20/2016 7:56:42 PM

-1 Boost

F1 racing puts me to sleep. Just does. Didn't always. Maybe its me. Maybe it isn't me. What else is on?

MorePower - 1/21/2016 12:41:36 AM

+2 Boost

I'm ok with this. Mr. E. thinks they are not loud enough, but I like that I can hear the blow-off valve, locked brakes, etc.

900+ hp, some say closer to 1000+, is amazing no matter how you look at it.