The debate about the 2013 engine regulations has continued to roll in the Montreal paddock.<\/p>\n
The World Motor Sport Council voted in favour of the controversial four-cylinder turbo rules at its latest meeting last week.<\/p>\n
Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, however, revealed that the regulations passed by the thinnest of majorities, with only 13 of the 26 members in favour of the rules.<\/p>\n
12 voted against, with the final WMSC member Vijay Mallya absent as he discussed the Bahrain\/India rescheduling in the hallways on the phone in his capacity as the Indian motor racing representative.<\/p>\n
It emerged from last Friday’s meeting that F1 stakeholders have until June 30 to argue for the possible delay of the 2013 rules.<\/p>\n
This is because, while Renault is strongly in favour of the rules, F1’s other engine suppliers Ferrari, Mercedes and Cosworth are not so keen.<\/p>\n
Bernie Ecclestone, staunchly opposed to the 2013 rules, summoned the team bosses for a meeting in Montreal.<\/p>\n
He told them the FIA broke its own rules by announcing the four-cylinder formula last year without taking the decision through the technical working group and the F1 Commission.<\/p>\n
The FIA is reportedly arguing that, as the rules apply to 2013, the current Concorde Agreement process does not apply because that tripartite agreement expires at the end of 2012.<\/p>\n
But Ecclestone insists the FIA should be abiding the current Concorde rules: “There must be a vote of the F1 Commission,” he is quoted as saying in Canada.<\/p>\n
If a F1 Commission vote on the 2013 engine rules is held, the majority is almost certain to support the continuation of the current V8 formula or at the very least a delay in the four-cylinder debut.<\/p>\n
Ferrari is reportedly the most staunchly opposed to the four-cylinder plan, with Auto Motor und Sport claiming the Italian team is not ruling out legal action against the FIA for violating the Concorde processes.<\/p>\n
“At some point some clarity will be good, but as for the political situation behind it, I don’t think I really want to comment,” said Ferrari’s new technical boss Pat Fry in Montreal.<\/p>\n
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