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Bernie to pitch new engines

Bernie Ecclestone will once again propose that F1 returns to normally aspirated engines at Thursday's Strategy Group meeting.The F1 boss has been a vocal critic of the new regulations introduced in 2014 and will pitch the changes as a method of cost-cutting to the group which is comprised of Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Williams and new addition Force India after they finished sixth in the Constructors' Championship.The change from 2.4 litre V8 engines to 1.6 litre turbo-charged V8 hybrid units has seen costs rise from a reported £5m to £15-20m for customer teams.With both Caterham and Marussia slipping into administration during the 2014 campaign and the futures of Force...
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