The ink has barely dried on Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes contract and this morning just 24 hours after he announced his move to Mercedes from McLaren for 2013, Formula One website pitpass.com are reporting that Bernie Ecclestone has said that the proposed switch from 2.4 litre V8 engines to 1.6 litre V6 turbo charged power plants scheduled to be introduced from 2014 is to be scrapped.
The news if it is true will come as a hammer blow to Lewis Hamilton as one of the major factors in his move to Mercedesis the fact that the team build their own engine's one of only two team's to do so. The other being Ferrari.
It remains to be seen whether or not there is any truth to this story but if there is I for one believe it would be a good thing for Formula One as nearly every year the FIA bring in radical new rule changes to the sport. For example this year, team's had to run the 'Stepped nose' on their cars. During the World Motorsport Council meeting yesterday it was confirmed that team's will be allowed to hide these noses from next season.
In my opinion there needs to be some consistency in the Technical regulations and designers should not be punished for their innovation. I am of course referring to the fact that the Double DRS device developed by Mercedes has been banned from next season. Formula One is meant to be the pinnacle of motor racing and with all the developments being stifled by what I believe is an over governed and regulated motor racing body the series is in great danger of becoming stale in my opinion.
So we will have to see if this story develops over the coming months
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