Engine manufacturers don't want competition

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20:38, 27 Dec 2018

Ross Brawn believes engine manufacturers do not want the competition when it comes to providing engines.

At the moment, Mercedes, Honda, Ferrari and Renault all provide engines and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said: "Four manufacturers are enough."

Brawn has made it clear there will not be new manufacturers in 2021 when the new rules come in, however, the door is left ajar following a compromise.

"The drawbridge is up, today's engine manufacturers do not want a new opponent,” Brawn said to the official Formula 1 website.

“However, we have found a compromise.

"We have drafted regulations that prescribe - new participants will receive support from the companies currently represented in the sport.

“There will be technology and components that need to be shared if required."

The Englishman did admit that the step wasn’t quite as big or significant as originally intended but it was progress.

"This is not quite the radical step we proposed.

“Nevertheless, this is going in the right direction. We were able to make it clear to today's engine manufacturers that they can not just knock the door shut behind them.

“If we have serious inquiries from new engine manufacturers, then we must find ways and means to allow these manufacturers the Formula 1 entry.”

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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