Bojan Vrbnjak
Honda will leave at the end of the 2021 season Formula 1, their partner Red Bull however, he has already expressed a desire to use their engines in self-directed, with engine freezing from 2022 marked as an essential condition, otherwise we could say goodbye to this sport with both teams.
Mercedes expressed its support for their proposal from the outset, Ferrari however, after the initial resistance, he has now softened his stance and would be willing to agree to stop the development of engines until the new rules. Also Renault he says he supports freezing, but at the same time The French they emphasize that this cannot be done simply to meet needs Red Bull Racing. "Prior to the introduction of the new set of regulations, we always sought to freeze,”Said the CEO of Renault Marcin budkowski. "If you need to develop current engines and develop new technology at the same time, then you would need an additional 100 people. We believe that it is unreasonable to have two development programs at the same time. The right way to freeze is about three years before the introduction of the new regulations, so we were actually advocating such a solution at the time."
Poljak continues: “Interestingly, Honda was against freezing engine development and apparently through the voice Red Bulla, who at that time voted in various committees. Interestingly, it is now Red Bull very prone to freezing, which surprises us to some extent." Budkowski stressed that the decision must be in the interest of the entire championship. “I think there’s a lot of talk about anticipating these new regulations for up to a year, which in my opinion makes sense for Formula 1 if we find the right set of rules, a potentially better set. But now we can’t say we’re going to freeze in 2021, for example, because we’ve included all the engine programs."
"The sport’s decision wasn’t to freeze early, as we put time and effort into a new engine specification, but we’re happy to find a compromise - of course if it’s a reasonable compromise. This is our position and to be honest, it has been consistent all along. Let’s make some compromise if you want, but by the rules, not just because Honda suddenly decided it was too expensive to do a Formula 1 engine, even though they hadn’t been of that opinion before. Let's find the right thing for the sport, let's find the right engine formula for the future and at the right time," Ends Budkowski.
