Report: F1 teams concerned over FIA engine chief ... - next new car

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When Formula One opted to button as of the intended four-cylinder engine regulations to the new six-cylinder format, it came as high-quality information (or at least, fewer bad information supposed originally expected) to now concerning everybody involved. With the likely exception of PURE.

As you may recall, former BAR-Honda side main Craig Pollock in progress the outfit attract Propulsion Universelle et Recuperation dEnergie a few months ago by means of the aim of joining Cosworth, Renault, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari as F1 engine suppliers. The solid got come again? it believed counting be a skull create by start growth of its new turbo four previous supposed the obtainable suppliers could. The alter in way have to contain terrified a wrench in the proverbial mechanism in excess of at PUREs headquarters in France, but its newest hire strength assist it get rear on track.

The hire in query is Gilles Simon, healthy recognized in the racing earth as a expert guru at what time it moderator to motorsport powertrains. He was the brains at the back the engine so as to powered Peugeots Le Mans agenda in the close to the beginning 90s, after that followed Jean Todt to Ferrari to run its racing engine program, and joined Todt on one occasion more in 2009 as an FIA propulsion consultant.

Now so as to hes leaving the FIA to link PURE, however, the additional engine procedure contain raised a number of concerns. Namely, so as to in his ability by means of the motorsport governing body, he was privy to every suppliers engine specifications, in order he might potentially get by means of him to completely new competitor. Looks similar to someones gonna contain a number of explaining to do.

F1 teams worried in excess of FIA engine leader moving to contestant originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:32:00 EST.Please see our conditions for use of feeds.

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