Renault Support Single Engine Plans
FIA President, Max Mosley, proposed earlier this week that all Formula One teams should use the same engine, and it seems that only Renault supports that move.
This proposal was a major topic on the agenda at recent meetings of the Formula One Teams’ Alliance (FOTA).
Reports suggest that only Renault back the plan, probably because they feel cheated under the current regulations, but Red Bull, who run Renault engines in the back of their cars, may be forced to toe the company line in the event of a vote.
FOTA rules state that regulation, such as a single engine supplier, would require a 7-3 vote in favour as a minimum.
Neal’s View: Renault feel agrieved that Mercedes and Ferrari have made progress with their engines, legally, despite the current engine freeze. The Regié believe that other engine manufacturers are not playing in the spirit of the rules, but as both Ferrari and Mercedes engines have been inspected by the FIA in order to ensure compliance with the regulations, the Enstone squad do not have much of a case. A single engine supplier would remove another important variable, as we see Renault and Ferrari engines suit different types of circuit and provide more variation.
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I believe that it was when Renault was still Benetton, they engineered a driver cowling under the new rules from a different interpretation from every other team. Though it was perfectly legal, the other teams complained that it was unfair. Well, now the shoe is on the other foot. All Renault can do is wish that they were smarter. It begs to question why they would take this position of complaint, as it serves as a public alert to the policy of back-door engine updates, instead of playing it cool and simply following the example set by McLaren and Ferrari and releasing a flurry of their own changes.