This is it - F1 will now die - FIA officially announce single engine tender!!!!!!!!

[Giuseppe F1]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/71456

IA announces standard engine tender

By Jonathan Noble Friday, October 17th 2008, 07:42 GMT

The FIA is to open the tender process for a standard engine in Formula One from 2010, in a move that could drive manufacturers away from the sport.

Mosley wrote to teams last week telling them that he was considering introducing standard engines as a way of driving down costs. It comes ahead of a team principals' meeting in Geneva next week to discuss urgent cost cuts.

It was widely believed that Mosley's threat was simply a way of forcing through other changes, because of the hugely controversial nature of stipulating manufacturers run a standard engine.

However, in a shock statement issued in Shanghai on Friday afternoon, the FIA announced that it was to open the tender for a standard supply of engines - suggesting the plan was going ahead.

The statement read: "The FIA will today open the tender process for the appointment of a third party supplier of engines and transmission systems to be used by competitors in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship.

"The tender summary and requirements will be published on the FIA website shortly."

Manufacturers made it clear in Japan last week that they were against the move to a standard engine - and some suggested that they would withdraw from the sport if they were introduced.

McLaren F1 CEO Martin Whitmarsh said about the effect of a standard engine: "It does have a pretty big impact on Formula One – I imagine it would lead to quite a few of the engine manufacturers leaving the sport."

[Giuseppe F1]

We all thought the F2 tender was a bluff and it ended up happening.

I cant see how an F1 engine tender WONT kill the sport!

This is it now -

Toyota will go, Honda will go, BMW will go..................


F1 as we know it will die!


Indycar from 2011 is likely to have 5 engine suppliers with the current tender they are running for new suppliers: Audi, Honda, Porsche, Alfa Romeo and one other.

How can IRL have 5 manufacturers and F1 only 1.



If it goes to one supplier, I cant see how it would be anyone other than Ferrari as Ferrari would NEVER, EVER put another manufactuerers powwerunit in their car.

So F1 is to be a glorified A1GP in Max Mosely's eyes????




MAX - LEAVE THIS SPORT ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!