“The FIA has noted the press statement issued by the Ferrari Board of Directors. It seems the Ferrari Board were misinformed. The FIA has offered the teams three options, one of which is the so-called standard engine, and another that the manufacturers should jointly guarantee to supply power trains to the independent teams for less than €5m per season.

“The FIA is delighted by Ferrari is financial success and hopes this will be maintained. However a number of teams find themselves facing costs which greatly exceed income. This is not sustainable.

“It is now for the manufacturers to agree one of the three FIA options or themselves produce concrete proposals to reduce costs to a sustainable level.

“If neither happens, the FIA will take whatever measures prove necessary to preserve a credible world championship for both drivers and constructors.”

l for one, think that its a good idea (considering the current situation of Global economic crisis).
This will also result in better competition as the only advantage a team can gain on their rival will be through their aerodynamic package and tire usage. This will also result in more emphasis on strategy and driver skills.

standard engines = cost cuttings and TRP cuttings + yawn


rather watch a1 gp...and cheer for your country..

l pref ere a the idea floated recently to have standard blocks, and interchangeable heads. The teams could buy, and be forced to sell, heads to each other at a FIA mandated price. Ferrari or Honda could then be free to develop new head designs at a fraction of the cost of developing a new engine. And, my guess is that the new engine will be a two liter 60 degree V6.