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Engine manufacturers are no charity - Toto Wolff

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1325 views )

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says engine manufacturers cannot be "charitable" with how much money they charge customers for a power unit. The FIA has joined forces with... read more »

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Wolff: You can't expect manufacturers to be charitable

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1529 views )

Toto Wolff says it is unfeasible to expect engine manufacturers to be charitable when pricing its power units to customers. read more »

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Todt 'disappointed' by Ferrari's veto

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1392 views )

FIA president Jean Todt has expressed "disappointment" at Ferrari for using its right of veto to block a maximum price to customers for the current Formula 1 engines read more »

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Engine stability could be offered

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1173 views )

FIA president Jean Todt says he would be prepared to offer manufacturers stability in the engine regulations beyond 2020 in exchange for reducing the supply cost for Formula 1... read more »

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Mercedes feared compromising customers

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1122 views )

Mercedes says its decision not to supply its customers with its latest spec of Formula 1 engine for the remainder of the season is out of concern for compromising their performance read more »

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Toto Wolff explains why Mercedes customers missed out on latest engine upgrade

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 963 views )

Toto Wolff has explained why Mercedes could not supply the latest upgrade of its power unit to its customer teams for the final few races. Mercedes supplies power units to... read more »

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Door not closed on year-old F1 engines

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1097 views )

The FIA has released new regulations that stipulate manufacturers cannot offer old-spec engines to customers, but Autosport understands this stance is likely to change read more »

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Boost for Red Bull after tweak to engine rules?

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1136 views )

F1 manufacturers will no longer be able to provide customers year-old power units after the FIA confirmed the 2016 F1 Sporting Regulations. read more »

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Honda: No customers in 2016

over 10 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 1090 views )

Honda motorsport boss Yasuhisa Arai says they haven’t had any approaches about an engine supply from teams besides McLaren for the 2016 season. read more »

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Williams unsure of when they'll get upgraded engine

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2010 views )

Mercedes spent the remainder of its seven development tokens on its power unit ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, debuting its upgraded engine in the back of race winner Lewis... read more »

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Renault closing on Lotus buyout decision

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1261 views )

Renault is close to making a final decision on whether it will set up its own works team by buying the existing Lotus outfit. Renault's F1 future has been in doubt since... read more »

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No Renault upgrade until October for Red Bull

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1573 views )

Renault will not release an updated engine to its customers until the Russian Grand Prix in October, according to Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. The Milton-Keynes based... read more »

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Mercedes sharpening pencils to address F1 engine costs

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1285 views )

Toto Wolff insists that Mercedes will look into the feasibility of reducing the costs faced by customers buying its F1 engines. read more »

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FIA to address engine costs

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 933 views )

Jean Todt insists the FIA "are going" to take action on the costs of F1 engines, which customers have complained about in recent years... read more »

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FIA to impose engine cost cap to help small teams

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1808 views )

FIA president Jean Todt has finally admitted that engine costs in Formula 1 are far too high following the switch from V8 engines to hybrid turbo-V6 power units. The Frenchman... read more »

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FIA to drive down engine costs

over 10 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1588 views )

FIA president Jean Todt has pledged to cut engine costs in order to ease the burden on Formula One's smaller teams. The introduction of the current V6 turbo power units in... read more »

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Renault turning attention to lap time

over 10 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1323 views )

Renault says it is switching its attention to performance, having prioritised improving reliability across the opening part of 2015. Renault was beset by mechanical problems... read more »

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Renault: 'Something's wrong back at the factory'

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2265 views )

Renault believe a fault with their power unit validation process back at their facility in Viry, could be to blame for the recent reliability woes suffered by its customers... read more »

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Mercedes willing to support fifth engine proposal

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1343 views )

Mercedes could now support a proposal to allow drivers the use of a fifth engine in 2015 before incurring a penalty. During the Malaysian Grand Prix, there was unanimous... read more »

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Sauber wary of 2017 engine funding

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1338 views )

Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn has called on engine manufacturers to cut the cost of Formula 1 power units and not take advantage of its customers should the regulations change... read more »

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Renault: no race-winning engine in 2015

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1314 views )

Renault believes its customers Red Bull and Toro Rosso will have to wait until next season at the earliest for the French manufacturer to provide them with a race-winning engine read more »

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Mercedes engine advantage putting fans off - Horner

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1773 views )

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes the performance advantage enjoyed by Mercedes and its customers is putting some fans off the sport. During 2014, it was clear... read more »

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BRDC completes Silverstone management restructure

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1640 views )

The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) has installed a new management team at the Silverstone circuit following the suspension of several key management staff last year.... read more »

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Lopez: Lotus was a real option for Alonso

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1466 views )

Lotus really was one of Fernando Alonso's options for the 2015 season, team owner Gerard Lopez has admitted. As the long saga preceding the Spanish driver's switch... read more »

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Force India to use Toyota's windtunnel for 2015 car

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2586 views )

Force India has nominated to use Toyota's windtunnel facility in Cologne to develop its 2015 car throughout the season, rather than it's own. The facility, formerly... read more »