Bojan Vrbnjak
Ever since Honda announced she is leaving after the end of this season Formula 1, the royal class is in considerable crisis. Because with Red Bullom in AlphaTauri there are two teams here that are still without engines for the 2022 season, although the red bulls have confirmed an agreement with Hondo on the use of their own engines. But for this purpose they need freezing further development from 2022 onwards.
Otherwise the policy offers guard, which ensures that any team that wants to race in Formulas 1, also gets a suitable engine. But the team as it is Red Bull he certainly can’t come to terms with that. They don't want to be forced in returning to an unpopular former motor partner Renault. Because of this, red bulls are by choice Honda honestly hire an umbrella organization FIA. Red Bull wants to freezes the development of current enginesto be able to continue to use Honda engines on their own. Tomorrow, Monday FIA sent a proposal to the teams to freeze the engines, which will then be voted on electronically.
The inaugural race of the 2022 season is the deadline for engine homologation?
Specifically, it’s about being freezes the state of the engines of the first race of the 2022 season. Honda is leaving Formula 1 at the end of this year, but for Red Bull to develop the engine for the 2022 season. And as said, open questions during Red Bullom in Hondo for self-directed use of motors are explained. By stopping the development of engines at the beginning of the year 2022, Formula 1 could, as planned, bio-share in fuel from 5,85 percent increased to 10. for this purpose, adjustments to the internal combustion engine are required. For producers, however, this also brings risks.
What happens if a manufacturer makes adjustments cut past? The step isn't that big, though fuel resistance the year 2022 would be lower as a result and could suffer as a result engine durability. For example, to be competitiveness four engine manufacturers strongly differentiated, a plan is needed. Pri Red Bullu correction of engine type-approval is not possible as they do not have a development department in the team factory. How concrete it is supposed to look in this regard FIA proposal, but it is not clear at this time. Capacity equalization engines or "Balance of performance”Is Toto wolff, team boss Mercedes, has categorically denied it several times and believes it would be start of the end of Formula 1. On the other hand, it would Red Bull agreed with this (as they themselves suggested). For example, equalization of engine performance could be achieved through fuel flow.
Red Bull it needs four more votes to succeed
For a vote, the result of which can be expected by mid-next week, is according to the governance structure of the new agreement Concord only needed simple majority. Only from May would the so-called new rules be adopted for the adoption of the new rules for next year super most. The simple majority sounds self-evident, but it is not. You must vote so for the change FIA as well as the owner of the commercial rights Liberty Medium. Both have ten votes each. He has a further ten votes ten teams. At least five teams must vote for the change. Together with the FIA and Formula 1, this would achieve the least 25 votes, which are required for a simple majority.
But because it's about change engine policy, are also included in the decision engine manufacturers. Each manufacturer has one vote. That's how we have it now 34 votes, and a simple majority would thus be achieved with 27 votes. This means that if the FIA and Formula 1 vote for the change, which is understandably to be expected, at least seven more votes from ten teams and four manufacturers are needed. They have three votes Red Bull, AlphaTauri in Honda. Four votes are still needed to pass the amendment. Ferrari lastly, he did not show a negative attitude, Mercedes is in principle also for freezing, but does not want the introduction of Balance of Performance.
Ferrari: Engine equalization is not a Balance of Performance
Mattia binotto, team boss Ferrari, wants to take away unnecessary fear from his colleague at the silver arrows. “I don’t believe this is about Balance of Performance. Because the goal is not to bring all manufacturers to the same level. Because of this, it’s more about engine equalization here. Equalization is the way in which a producer is helped if he is really behind the others in terms of performance,”He explained binotto. "If we help this manufacturer, we must not bring it to the level of the best manufacturer. He has to catch up and be at a lower level than the others, but certainly not too far away."
The decision on engine freezing valid and falls with future regulations, which was originally intended to enter into force in 2026However, Formula 1 wants new engines to come in for years 2025. Depending on the start of a new policy period, engines should be frozen in one way or another to prevent double development. Ferrari the voice, however, will depend on the timing of the new generation of engines.
