gridwalker wrote:Once the reigns are off and the big 3 are developing their I4s, I cannot see how this consortium will be able to keep up. The only way that I can see PURE having a spot on the gird is if one of the big 3 pull out in protest over the new regs.
Pretty much the only reason i can see them joining onto the grid.
To think all the names we have had in F1 that have produced an engine that wasnt half bad, but still wasnt compeditive, i think this is looking like its gonna be the same route.
Lets face it, Renault and Mercedes have already designed their base model for the I4s; and Ferrari, altho they havnt said anything but the current engine is fine and there are other solutions, im sure will be at the same stage. Even Cosworth has a design on the drawing board as well.
Im sure there will be other manufacturers come to the fore in months to come, but the current brood of engine manufacturers i feel will be the ones to carry thrugh to 2013 with the new Inline 4 Turbos with the next new manufacturer coming in in 2014 or 2015.
However, the wildcard of a new 13th team joining in 2013 is still out there as there is to be a new team to join the grid then, so that could be the curveball, a 13th team to take a PURE engine.