Yesterday's meeting of the Strategic group and the Fee f-1, left no doubt the car manufacturers are not interested in the emergence of an independent engine supplier and will defend their interests.
The meeting included four main themes: securing the supply of power units to the teams, the need to reduce the cost of the power plant for client teams, simplifying technical specifications of power plants, improvement of the sound. Promise you that these agreements will be reached by 2018, but no one of them will not solve the current problems of the championship, and most importantly does not guarantee the participation of Red Bull.
We will remind, the idea about alternative motor arose from the difficulties of the team Dietrich Mateschitz finding a new motor. The relationship with Renault has been completely ruined, and Ferrari and Mercedes refused to provide propulsion current specification, agreeing only at the last year's engines. "Honda" work with "bulls" forbade the head of McLaren, Ron Dennis, referring to the promises of the Japanese about the status of an exclusive partner.
Knowing Mr. Eccleton, there is no doubt that this step is only the beginning of the struggle with the dictates of brands in f-1. So it's just more intense and dramatic. I think it's not good for the sport? Perhaps, but so boring championship a little more interesting...