7/7/2023 0 Comments F1 2017 carsLast month the four engine manufacturers – Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and Honda – agreed to a reduction in cost to supply the 1.6-liter V6 turbo-charged hybrid systems to €12 million per season to a customer team from 2018. The same April 30 date also applies to the final engine regulations going forward. It now falls on all concerned to come up with a definitive testing plan over the course of this season to ensure the targets stipulated can be met, and the tires are safe going into 2017. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner will be particularly unhappy his team’s idea was rejected as he felt going three seconds per lap quicker was effectively a halfway-house solution. When it came to voting, with a 66 percent majority required, of the 26 able to vote, 20 were in favor of the McLaren concept, three against, with three abstentions.Īlthough the current regulations state the rules have to be signed off by the end of this month, in order to aid the finalization of the plan, the teams have been given an extension of April 30 as a cut-off date. The latter was partly proposed to allow tire supplier Pirelli to feel comfortable developing a range of rubber able to cope with the increased loads required for laps up to three seconds quicker, rather than problems likely to be posed in going five seconds faster. The other was a compromise solution from McLaren whereby the cars are only three seconds per lap faster. One was Red Bull’s stance regarding the pursuit of making the cars five to six seconds per lap quicker, as originally outlined in plans aired last May. The decision comes after a meeting of the F1 Commission in Geneva, comprising FIA president Jean Todt, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone and representatives from all 11 teams, plus those from various sponsors and promoters.įollowing a meeting of the Strategy Group earlier in the day two proposals regarding the ’17 rules were put forward for the Commission to deliberate over. Formula 1 chiefs have agreed to implement new regulations for 2017 that will result in cars being three seconds per lap faster.
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