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Kaltenborn dismissive of manufacturer cost claims

 XPB Images Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn has dismissed claims from F1’s engine manufacturers that reducing the cost of power units will impact on their overall business models. Maurizio Arrivabene stated Ferrari’s decision to veto a reduction in the price of power units was based on the commercial aspect of protecting its business model, while Toto Wolff said Mercedes already makes a loss on every power unit it supplies to a customer team. Speaking exclusively to F1i, Kaltenborn praised FIA president Jean Todt for trying to defend the independent teams with a cost cap but feels a move to introduce a new type of power unit is premature. “Well [Todt] does say -...
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