BMW-Sauber had an impressive and reliable Australian GP, but boss Mario Theissen has warned that a proper fix for its fickle V8 design is some way off yet.
The German told 'Sport Bild' that a permanent remedy to an unreliability problem - which sent Jacques Villeneuve ten places back on the Albert Park grid - will be unveiled for the European grand prix at the start of May.
It is suspected to be a completely new B spec, with rumours saying that it revs up to about 20.500-21.000rpm in the test bench, and up to around 760hp
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(F1Total.com) - the FIA would like to freeze the engine development between 2008 and 2012 in the sense of a restriction of the costs in the formula 1, which in such a way would look, that the concepts would have to be homologated in few months and then no more might not be changed. The manufacturer combination ' GPMA ' and above all BMWS are however not at all inspired of it.
"I think, that requires further discussions ", explained BMW engine haven director Mario Theissen, as it of ' autosport.com ' on this topic one addressed. "we are really ready, To reduce costs - and the engine is with security the largest cost factor in the formula 1."sound of unofficial estimation of FIA president max of Mosley is BMW annually nearly 200 million euro in development and production of the V8-Aggregate for nods Heidfeld, Jacques Villeneuve and Robert Kubica put.
Freezing the advancement displeases the manufacturers however to that extent, when thereby first of all a theoretically bad engine concept would have to be carried along five years long and one in addition to it would be forced, only in the five-yearly rhythm for the development of the due in each case follow-up concept solid personnel anzuheuern, in order to then fire it after getaner work again. In addition BMWS and CO want. place their technological know-how world-wide to the schau.
"we can surely converse about a reduction of development costs, but before it we should speak about a lowering of the number of used engines ", Theissen made therefore a counter proposal. "flow 50 per cent of the budget of an engine manufacturer into research and development, 50 per cent into production. If one reduces the produced engines, reduces one thus automatically also costs, I keep for very important which."
"around it I am for example also a fan of a restriction of test", the German added. "I always positively expressed myself also for the idea of the long-lived engines, because one needs thereby on the running weekends of completely simply fewer engines, exactly as clear-proves also during test travels. I think, that that is the range, at that the lever to be first set should."and: "the relationship between technology and expenditures may not turn out from the joints." English
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It was from F1Total.com (in german):
http://www.f1total.com/news/06040134.shtml
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