The DTM's move to four-cylinder engines will now happen in 2019, rather than next year.Two-liter turbo engines to replace the series' V8 powerplants were to be the centerpiece of the incoming "Class One" technical regulations, developed jointly with the Japanese Super GT Series. However, discussions between Audi, BMW and Mercedes...

The DTM could delay the introduction of its new, two-liter, four-cylinder turbo engines until 2019.To replace the existing four-liter V8s, the engines are the centerpiece of the Class One regulations being jointly developed with Japan's Super GT series, to be introduced in 2017. Following input from Honda, Lexus and Nissan,...

Related StoriesRed Bull boss Christian Horner says Formula 1 cannot let the prospect of Mercedes quitting scare it away from switching to cheaper engine regulations for 2016.With some teams concerned that the high cost of the new turbo V6 engines are unsustainable for F1 in the long term, Horner is...

It's no secret that the Renault – which dominated the latter years of the normally aspirated V8 formula with Red Bull Racing – has struggled under F1's new turbo engine formula. However, it could soon have some impressive new personnel firepower in its fight to get its V6 turbos up...

Formula 1 is still paying the price for the negativity fueled earlier this year by senior figures within the sport, reckons four-time champion Alain Prost.The start to the 2014 F1 campaign was overshadowed by criticisms from leading figures including Bernie Ecclestone and Sebastian Vettel about the new rules and the...

The FIA says that Formula 1 teams must now decide for themselves if is worth continuing efforts to improve the sound of the cars.Work is ongoing to try to find a solution that will make the current turbo engines noisier, following complaints from fans earlier this year that they are...

Formula 1 chiefs are to discuss ways to make the sport more popular with fans during a crunch meeting that takes place at Biggin Hill near London on Wednesday.A meeting of the F1 Commission, made up of teams, promoters, sponsors and key representatives from the FIA and FOM including Bernie...

Related StoriesFIA efforts to improve the sound of Formula 1's 2014 engines will continue despite last week's failed test of a "trumpet"-style exhaust (pictured).Mercedes agreed to develop and test a prototype tailpipe that it hoped would make the turbo power units noisier following complaints from Bernie Ecclestone that the new...

Formula 1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone has warned fans that there may be no easy fix for making the 2014 cars louder.F1 chiefs agreed in Bahrain last weekend that something needs to be done to increase the noise of the turbo engines. It comes after a wave of complaints that...

Lewis Hamilton described Mercedes' first day of Formula 1 testing this year as a good step forward for the team, despite ending it in the barriers.Mercedes was the first team to hit the track at Jerez on Tuesday and had managed to complete more mileage than anyone before a front...