By Jay
January 3 2011

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo has admitted that he is seeking allies in his opposition to F1's new engine formula for 2013.

When FIA announced the 4-cylinder turbo regulations recently, the Ferrari president had said Ferrari were “not happy”, though “will not stand in the way”.

However, speaking to  Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, he said “Four cylinders is not formula one. We will not be building any for our street cars."

“For the top class of racing it sounds a bit pathetic. Why couldn’t we have a V6 turbo? We should not confuse affordable with cheap,” he added.

He admitted to that fact the he is looking for like-minded opponents to the new formula. “If there is the slightest possibility to delay the four cylinder (introduction), I will look for it. We see a chance.”

“We need unity,” he announced.

Echoing similar sentiment, Norbert Haug of Mercedes said, “It would have been better to extend the V8 era." He said that, "V8 is a low cost engine.”

Cosworth’s Mark Gallagher, however, believes that only 30 million euros would be needed to design an engine according to the new 2013 formula.

Montezemolo looks for allies to oppose 2013 engine

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scorpio
03/01/2011 16:49

I agree with Luca. The 'aesthetic' of Formula 1 should be a very important factor when making decisions about regulations.

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