F1 engine supplier Renault is happy with the new engine rules for 2014, despite recently threatening to quit if four-cylinder rules did not debut a year earlier than that.<\/p>\n
With Bernie Ecclestone and all of F1’s other engine makers opposed to Jean Todt’s original plan, the F1 Commission this week agreed on a turbo V6 formula.<\/p>\n
But even Renault is happy with the compromise, customer Lotus-Renault GP’s team boss Boullier is quoted by autohebdo.fr.<\/p>\n
“Everybody is willing to have the V6 as the base for 2014, including Renault, who support the project,” said the Frenchman.\u00a0 “But there is still a lot to do to finalise the project.”<\/p>\n
Boullier admits he likes the idea of a V6 much more than Todt’s now-scrapped inline four.<\/p>\n
“V6 is more interesting than four cylinder from a technological point of view.\u00a0 Also for the image of formula one, which has to be a showcase of technology,” he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, it might be said that Mercedes-Benz is not keen on the idea of new engine rules, because its current V8 is regarded as the very best on the grid.<\/p>\n
Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher insists: “I don’t think it makes a big difference whether it’s six, four, eight or ten cylinders.\u00a0 The rules are the same for everyone,” he told Auto Motor und Sport.<\/p>\n
As for the possible erosion of Mercedes’ advantage, the German added: “Whoever builds the best engine now can build the best engine in the future.<\/p>\n
“I can see Mercedes out the front again, and actually it could even mean a step forward,” said the seven time world champion.<\/p>\n
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