New engine suppliers

[Road of Bones]

...or Andy Priaulx...

 

[KekeTheKing]

I was hoping they would take the opportunity to produce their own engine, with the huge change in regulations.

It would have been very interesting, but it would have carried a mountain of risk as well. If the engine proved unreliable then that first year would have become a bit of a write off.

But then again, I'm not sure anybody will be immune to the teething problems with a new powerplant.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Just ask Jason Plato

Here's what Jason thinks:

 

[ExtremeNinja]

The 4-cylinder has been dropped, from 2014 it will all be V6 turbos. Having atmospherics and turbos racing together seldom works out well.

Thanks once again, Galahad.

 

[Jen]

Not sure that this the right thread to post this, but a very interesting read:

http://uk.autoblog.com/2011/12/02/m...tors-c/?fb_ref=article&fb_source=home_oneline

 

[Brogan]

First computer generated image of the new P.U.R.E 1.6L V6.

http://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/f1-image-of-the-new-pure-v-6-turbo-engine?artid=144284

Nothing on the actual P.U.R.E page yet: http://www.purecorp.org/

 

[Brogan]

PURE have suspended development due to funding issues.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101562

 

[Pyrope]

Hopefully that's just, as they claim, a case of shuffling money through the right channels.

 

[Jos the Boss]

That's just a load of pollocks!

 

[Senna's_right_foot]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Motor...es-set-to-be-scrapped/SP-Article1-937322.aspx

Bernie again pushing for the new 1.6 V6 Turbo engines to be scrapped. Ferrari agree and want to suspend the change for "two or three years".

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Yes, I saw this the other day (on Pitpass.com I think). I hope it's just Bernie's (not to mention di Montezemolo's) usual sabre-rattling, poking a stick in a hornet's nest type antics, as I am really looking forward to the new engines. Any claim that they sound 'terrible' and 'not enough like F1' to my mind just doesn't stack up. The lower-revving turbo engines of the 80's and 90's, to my mind anyway, sounded at least as good if not better than today's high-pitched screamers.

 

[sportsman]

If Bernie does abandon the new engine I can see some lawsuits flying.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102998 Alain Prost has hinted that he could give Renault's new 2014 engine an on-track test in the next two months.
The four-time world champion drove a contemporary Formula 1 car for the first time since 1996 last weekend, where he performed demonstration runs in the 2010 Red Bull RB6 and Renault R30 at the Paul Ricard World Series by Renault meeting.
Prost said that he enjoyed the chance to experience a contemporary F1 car, and he revealed that his work as a Renault ambassador means he is heavily involved in the development of the manufacturer's 2014 engine.

 

[Andyoak]

Totally agree Sportsman...
investment and development will be too far advanced to pull the plug now.

and if its down to the noise and 'history', where does Bernie want to draw the line?
V8 / V10 / V12 / Inline 4 / Inline 6 / H16 / Flat 4 / Flat 12?

a good sound is as subjective an opinion as people may have about a beautiful car.

 

[F1 Shift.net]

I figure, it's F1 and even if the sound isn't as high pitched or screaming as it is now, it's still going to be an extremely cool and recognizable noise. The 70s and 80s were great and those cars weren't screamers

 

[RasputinLives]

Just posted this on the HRT thread but I doubt that this talk http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103011 from the HRT boss on the new engine regs for 2014 doubling little teams budgets is a coincidence after Bernie comes out with the stuff above.

I sense Bernie rallying the troops on this one.

 

[Galahad]

Gosh, I do hope the new engines don't push HRT out of business, they've contributed so much...