Petroltorque wrote:I will be interested to know if Marussia simply opt for an engine supply deal only from Ferrari and stick with a bespoke transmission. I think this is the favoured option of Symonds since it's cheaper and has more design flexibility. Buying the rear end off a competitor just does not cut it anymore in a period of tight performance margins.
I agree, they have put the infrastructure in place to do exactly that by working with Xtrac over the past three years so they should be able to manage. Although I think they will take the full package from Ferrari for commercial reasons. I'm not even sure if Ferrari offer an engine only package? Also, unless they have started the design of the transmission already, they will struggle to get it done in time as the differences to this year are significant enough to mean there will be little carry over parts from this year.