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Ecclestone primed to tackle manufactures with mandate
Bernie Ecclestone says he is prepared to go up against the manufacturers to enforce a change in the regulations if they cannot come up with a satisfactory alternative to the independent engine plans. The F1 chief has long been campaigning for changes in the current engine regulations, which he says has made the sport too expensive and doesn't provide enough of a spectacle. It is a view in part shared by FIA president Jean Todt, who supports the concept but not the cost or the restricted availability. Together they have proposed an alternative engine developed independently and to a cheaper specification that can made available to all teams. This was subsequently turned down by the Strategy...
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