McLaren Honda

The_Abyss said:
What? In the context of discussing yet another McLaren Honda disaster you post the below, which relates to an appointment 54 months ago that you didn't know about before?



LOL.
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You've obviously missed the stories from Sky F1 that Mclaren may already have started break up negotiations with Honda and will therefore be looking for a new engine.
Hints from interviews in Canada also suggest Zak and Eric have given Honda 90 days to come up with an answer.
Alonso also being asked if he will go unless a new engine supplier is found.
I can't quote Web sites with this but Skys mid week preview and Paddock Live are well worth a catchup.
Don't get hung up simply on Hondas continued failures we need to see what the consequences are.
Andi.
 
Cosworth could be very interested in a standard engine as thought up by Bernie and the remote (hopefully) chance of a return to non hybrid.
So many possibilities, almost as exciting as a Tory/DUP government
Andi.
 
MissChief said:
While I haven't seen it set in stone or a press release as such, the rumoured engine for 2020 onwards is a twin turbo V6 with MGU-K but ditching the MGU-H for a far simpler design and execution as well as a far cheaper manufacturing cost. This could tempt someone like Cosworth or perhaps even another manufacturer into F1. If they can do a sellable, reliable and powerful engine for £10m a season some privateer teams will be positively giddy at the thought.
McLaren is relying heavily on the goodwill of other teams if they plan to change engine supplier. The deadline for informing the FIA has passed and all the other teams would need to ok the change. Red Bull, Ferrari or any one of Force India, Williams or Torro Rosso could easily say 'actually we like a better chance to score points as you're doing badly. It's not our fault Honda are crap. It's a' no' from us. Not to mention the £130-150m funding hole McLaren will find themselves in if they do drop Honda.
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I believe this may be the case but Ferrari and Mercedes are against it so probably a half hearted change or even a two tier competition from 2020.
Andi.
 
I don't think the other teams would jeopardise the future of F1 by being quite so childish.
F1 would be so much less attractive without any more teams at the moment. I fear for Sauber at the moment, Haas also don't seem to be making the progress they had hoped and of course Red Bull still talking about leaving if no engine changes are forthcoming.
Andi.
 
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