The FIA has put its plans for a budget engine on hold after its proposal was voted down by the Formula 1 Commission on Tuesday in Paris.
We revealed on Tuesday that the F1 Strategy Group passed the proposal, but at an F1 Commission vote later in the day, it failed to gain majority support.
Whilst the governing body had an option to push it through to a World Motor Sport Council vote, it has chosen to instead open dialogue with the current manufacturers (Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault and Honda) in an attempt to find an alternate solution.
Those four manufacturers have been tasked with producing a proposal by January 15 that provides solutions to the below:
– Guarantee of the supply of power units to teams
– The need to lower the cost of power units to customer teams
– Simplification of the technical specification of the power units
– Improved noise
It’s likely a revised set of rules will be created to stipulate a minimum number of teams which an engine manufacturer must supply, to ensure engines are available to all teams.
The FIA added that it could revisit the budget engine idea if the manufacturers fail to agree a suitable alternative.
The manufacturers will meet with the FIA this weekend in Abu Dhabi to kick off discussions.
