FIA set June deadline for 2021 engine regulations

FIA president Jean Todt has set a deadline of the end of June for teams to receive full clarity of the 2021 engine rules. In a meeting with teams on Friday, the engine regulations were at the forefront of discussion as well as a possible budget cap and the running of the sport.

As reported by RaceFans.net, Toto Wolff admitted that Mercedes, as well as Renault, had given up the fight on some points such as the inclusion of the MGU-H, which is set to be removed in the new regulations.

"We have given up on some of the standpoints,"

"We have accepted to lose the MGU-H. We think (dropping) the technology is a step backwards.

"But in terms of achieving compromise for the benefit of the spectacle the H going (means) the revs going up, the fuel limitations going, I think we will have a louder engine, (and) we will not be limited by fuel.

"It’s not the most sustainable message we’re sending out, but we can understand it from a spectacle standpoint. It is something you need to consider and accept."

Zak Brown said he was pleased with the progress being made towards helping level the playing field but was eager to get the regulations set in stone sooner rather than later.

"Now I think all the teams are anxious to see not only the engine regulations put in place but the balance of the governance, the economics, the sporting, to follow quickly, because we all need to adapt quickly to what will clearly be a new Formula 1 in 2021."