Horner Says F1’s Budget Engine Plan ‘About Control’

If Horner is right then Bernie is basically giving the finger to Wolff and Arrivabene – I run this sport you don't

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner said that F1's plan "to introduce an alternative engine from 2017 ultimately comes down to a question of who runs the sport," according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS.

Horner: "I think it's about who controls Formula One. At the moment you've got two very powerful engine manufacturers that are working closely together and then you've got the promoter and governing body and the engine is the catalyst of that. I think Jean (Todt) and Bernie (Ecclestone) are trying to get control of the sport back through the introduction of a cost-effective available engine."

FIA "has sought expressions of interest ahead of a tender for a standard engine that would be cheaper and simpler than those offered by the main manufacturers." The engine, which has yet to be approved by the Formula One commission, "would be available as an alternative to the costly 1.6 liter V6 turbo hybrids." Reuters