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F1: We can force engine changes for 2016, Ecclestone warns
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revealed yesterday that he was renewing his push for a return to normally-aspirated engines for 2016 in place of the current turbo units on cost grounds
, but admitted late Friday that his proposal did not go down well with the teams. However, he insists that he will force changes on the sport's teams if they can not agree to effective cost-cutting moves soon.The Independent
. The next step is that we will have another meeting in January and the teams will have to come back with something positive. If they don't, we will say, 'This is how it has got to be.'"The current V6 turbo regulations are currently set to remain in place through 2020 and unanimous agreement for the teams is required to alter them for next year – something obviously not forthcoming given Mercedes' adamant committment to the current rules. However, Ecclestone said changes could be forced through without unanimous approval of the teams for 2016.
"For 2016 we would get away without it being unanimous. That's for the January meeting," he told The Independent. "These people don't seem to be making any big effort to save on costs."
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