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Bernie wants standard engines by 2010
Thursday 9th October 2008

Bernie Ecclestone has called on the F1 teams to adopt a standard engine in time for the 2010 season as the sport looks to cut costs.

Earlier this week Max Mosley warned of a growing financial crisis in Formula One that could result in at least two teams going under by the end of next year.

The FIA President called for the sport to impliment drastic cost cutting measure, prompting Ecclestone to suggest the use of a standard engine from 2010.

"The thing I am most excited about is pushing and pushing and pushing the homologated engine idea," he told the Times newspaper.

"The new engine will be equalised and there will only be two engine changes a year, so costs are going to dramatically come down, and I mean dramatically."

The newspaper added that Ecclestone's proposal would see each team still building their own engine, however, it would be done to a standard design while team's without manufacturers would have theirs built by an independent contractor.

Bernie wants standard engines by 2010 - Planet-F1 News - from planet-f1.com

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Are you a loser, hopesly stuck in the mid-field and/or back of the grid ?!
Is your engine/chassis/aero complete garbage ?!
Have no fear the council for the promotion of mediocrity is working for you.

Spec enegines for the losers in all of us.
Just remember, I'm alright, you're alright, nobody's a loser, everyone's winner. Group hug.

Want diversity, innovation, new records every year, a system based on merits and not gimmicks, where the winners and losers are clearly defined ?!

See Le Mans, LMS, ALMS, JLM.

Formula M - E - D - I - O - C - R - I - T - Y, for the losers in all of us.

Ferrari and Mclaren will certainly not like this at all.

What (engine) manufacturer will want to be reduced to just a sticker ?!

They already started the revolution as it has been decided that all the engines will have the same power for 2009, thanks to the looser Flav & **** mosley.

I need to have another auto-racing sport. Sorry F1 is not what it once was.

Here's the article they are referring to: Bernie Ecclestone outlines Formula One plan - Times Online

This sucks. I mean I partially understand that F1's budgets are out of whack, but whats the point to taking measures that go directly against what F1 is ought to be.

Although i think the only reason that Bernie is pushing it is to appease Maxtard, so he doesn't end up imposing something worse.

All cars will use the same 700cc smart 3 cylinder power plants along with the same aero packages and be painted the same red color.

How do you become a millionaire in F1, start as a billionaire.
How do you become a crap racing sport, start as a great racing sport.

lol !