Jean Todt, FIA president, is positive about 2021 rules which he believes will revert what had been “a bit too far” complexity in engine regulations.
F1 owners and FIA have worked jointly to take a step “backwards” by revising the current regulations. The new regulations will be free from the MGU-H, which had been the biggest complexity in power plants.
Todt admitted that technology element had overshadowed 2014 rules, which shall be changed. F1 must challenge the manufacturer with R&D to depict the spirit of sport along with innovation.
“We wanted to take as much as we learned from the existing regulations and to try to make things more simple,” said Todt of the 2021 plan.
“It’s a beautiful piece of art, of technology, but I hear well that it’s maybe not what the fans are expecting.
“It’s not something that is absolutely needed to have a good championship.
“So I think it’s important that we can learn out of it, and propose something which is supposed to be more simple.
“For me motorsport, and I have been saying that every time, is on one side a show, but it is not enough.
“It has to be also a laboratory. A laboratory for the manufacturers, a laboratory for the teams, and a laboratory which can then be profitable on road cars as much as we can. And it is what is happening.
“Saying that, if you think that it has been maybe a bit too far, you must be prepared to go a bit backwards.
“At the end of the day I’m sure that over the years the engine will be even more efficient without MGU-H.”
2021 Regulations
According to Todt, revised engine regulations for 2021 are more focused to facilitate new supplier’s entry into the F1.
“We are progressing quite well on the engine,” he said.
“We are close to respecting the deadline we have to publish the engine regulations for 2021, and I hope that it may create some interest for some new manufacturers.
“There is interest, but between interest and commitment there’s a big difference.”
He iterated that F1 rules is an extensive package which was progressing optimistically. Different stakeholders shall have a clear picture over the regulations by the end of the year.
