The brief debate over Marussia’s 2014 car was just a sideshow to the main business of yesterday’s F1 Strategy Group meeting, which was to look ahead at potential rule changes that are intended to increase the sport’s appeal.
All the big players were at the meeting, including Bernie Ecclestone, Jean Todt, Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda (Mercedes), Ron Dennis and Eric Boullier (McLaren), Sergio Marchionne and Maurizio Arrivabene (Ferrari), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Claire Williams (Williams) and Bob Fernley (Force India).
Although there were no definite conclusions and discussions will continue, F1 is still heading towards 1000bhp engines in 2017. The F1 Engine Group is exploring how a relaxation of the limits of fuel flow, and the maximum amount available for the race, can best be adjusted to that end.
Major changes to bodywork and the introduction of wider rear tyres remain in the table for 2016, and Bernie Ecclestone apparently said that Pirelli would be able to deal with the latter, despite earlier suggestions that the Italian company would prefer to wait.
One of the key focuses of the current research is what the cost implications are for the teams, given that any rules changes involve extra expense.
“That’s what they are looking at now,” said once source. “One of the failings that we’ve had before is that it’s always been engineering driven, and now it’s going to be an engineering desire, but cost driven. It’s 2017, the question is can it be brought forward to ’16?”
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At this rate there won’t be an F1 in 2017…
It just may be that Honda have 1000hp already!…in Jerez the power unit was at 50%…but Alonso was ‘only’ 33km/h down on the Williams on the straights with a barn door wing…..
Hi, any idea what happened to the 18″ rims idea? is it still considered?
I was thinking that myself. It would be logical to go that way, as wider tyres will already require a major rethink by teams
The key is to keep tha actual engines but allow a bigger fuel flow, also more eletric power.
I would love to see a fixed download from the bodywork, it must be easy to put it into a Wind tunnel and see how much download it makes . Then they could bolt on wings wider tyres and optimize suspension. So mechanical grip was up to inventions. That would make passing easier. And late breaking possible. But it is not an easy balance between sport and show.