Irish-American executive Chase Carey, who is the chief executive officer and executive chairman of the Formula One Group, has recently admitted the fact that Formula 1’s engines will not change significantly for the 2021 season. Earlier, Liberty Media wanted drastically different engines compared to the complex, controversial and quiet ‘power units’ of today.
But those currently on the grid hit back at those plans, insisting that if no other car manufacturers join them in Formula 1, switching would simply be a waste of money and a step backwards for the progressive sport: “As we got into discussions, I think we all came to an agreement that the right path was more stabilising the existing engine,” F1 chief executive Chase Carey said, as reported by the Britrish media this week.
He said a “series of sporting and technical regulations” will then spice up the action and the problems of high costs: “Some of those regulations are still evolving,” Chase Carey continued – “I think right now we’re on a pretty good path. Early on we agreed on simpler, cheaper, louder, more power, let the drivers drive. As we went through we felt it was best to stabilise the existing engine and then achieve our objectives through those (other) regulations,” he added.
Chase Carey also confirmed that by keeping the current engines basically the same into 2021 and beyond, Formula 1 will also avoid the “unintended consequences of a new engine” – the chief executive officer and executive chairman of the Formula One Group concluded.
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