News Details

FIA should cap engine costs says its former technical adviser

Tony Purnell, the FIA's former technical adviser, has launched a stinging attack on his previous employer for failing to cap the cost of the new V6 engines which were introduced this year and have contributed to the collapse of Caterham and Marussia according to an article in the Independent by Christian Sylt.Last month Marussia and Caterham went into administration and, since then, the former has ceased trading whilst the latter has only made it to this weekend's season-ender in Abu Dhabi by calling on fans to invest money through crowd-funding. As Pitpass revealed last month, Caterham owes a total of £16.2m with the biggest creditor being Renault. It is no coincidence.Renault is...
Full Story »
10y ago from Pitpass.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes boss rejects ‘irresponsible’ F1 engine...

Mercedes boss rejects ‘irresponsible' F1 engine cost war talkPosted...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Wolff: F1 cannot afford an all out engine war

Toto Wolff wary of F1 engine war Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff has...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

VIDEO: Red Bull boss wants F1 to cut costs

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner tells BBC Look East it is the...
10y ago from BBC.co.uk

Mercedes Wolff firm on engine 'freeze' position

November 14, 2014 .- Toto Wolff has hit back at claims F1 is heading into...
10y ago from F1Plus.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Santino Ferrucci issued post-race penalty but keeps...

The NTT IndyCar Series has issued a penalty to the #14 entry of Santino...

Louis Foster reveals likely cause of scary 180MPH...

On lap 84 of Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, Louis Foster was involved in...

Detroit GP expected to remain downtown amid potential...

Following the conclusion of the Detroit Grand Prix, organizers have...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Redemption for Ogier

One year on from losing victory on the final stage of Rally Italia...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Explained: Leroy Sane has written transfer offer from...

Arsenal have made a written offer to Leroy Sane as he mulls over his...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Arsenal table serious contract offer to sign...

With the transfer window officially open and top clubs scrambling to...
23m ago from FreshArsenal.com

Arsenal risk missing out on priority target as rival...

Arsenal are reportedly facing the risk of missing out on their priority...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Chelsea hold talks in recent days over Liverpool...

Chelsea have had contacts with Ajax in the last few days about a potential...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.