Toto Wolff joins Bernie Ecclestone in call against the 2014 engine regulations – Formula 1 news
Toto Wolff, who is the executive director for the Williams F1 team, has expressed his disagreement on introducing the new engine regulation for the 2014 F1 season.
The new regulation introduced by the FIA emphasises on using the V6 turbo charged engines instead of the current V8 engines. Bernie Ecclestone, who is the CEO of the F1 management, has already confessed to being against the new rule and Wolff is also joining
his ranks now.
“My own personal view is that it should have never happened,” Wolff said. “It was agreed to make a new engine without having properly analysed how much that engine would cost in terms of development and in terms of research and running it later on.”
On the other hand, he thinks that it is too late now to step back as the processing of the new engines is already under its way and a lot of money has been spent on developing them.
“The engine manufacturers have started developing their business. All of them are pretty much on the way. They have spent millions and millions to develop it, some of the manufacturers don't have now even the benches anymore for the old engines,” he added.
While Ecclestone is definitely against the new engines; his reason is not the amount of money being spent but rather the sound made by them since the engine sound has become a kind of a trademark in the F1 community. He admitted that he has listened to the
difference between the sounds of both the engines and then referred to Ferrari’s team president, Luca di Montezemolo, that he had found the sound terrible as well. Ecclestone has requested to postpone the implementation of the new regulation and if possible
then not implement at all.
The new engines are intended to make F1 more environmental friendly and in hopes to bring more commercial sponsorship for the 2014 season.
Meanwhile, Renault, who provide the engines to the Williams F1 team have made it clear that they will only stay with the sport if the new regulation is carried out. Wolff says that the team supports their engine manufacturer as it is already too late to
change anything.
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