Mclaren engine deal

Now that Mercedes poached the best Mclaren driver will we see the Engine relationship sour?

Will we see Mclaren with a Ferrari engine in 2014? Renault? other?

McLaren - powered by Ferrari...

McLaren - powered by Ferrari...

soon they will have to start pay their engines but they have planned to make their own engines too =)

we are going to see the McLaren-Honda turbo combo one day

McLaren need to look beyond Mercedes long term, ideally a works engine deal with a manufacturer willing and able to constantly develop the engine to be class leading, such as Honda or VW. But whether any manufacturers have any interest in such an arrangement is certainly in question.

Having to rely on a competitor puts them at a disadvantage, and if the rules changed so that engines didn't have to be homologated, 'works' engines could be at a real advantage over older spec customer units.

I Have to believe that 2014 onwards a certain amount of engine development must be allowed to ensure if an engine is found to have a fault it could be fixed in season.

Edited by SCUDmissile, 28 September 2012 - 20:15.

I think that's actually quite possible. Button has a good relationship with Honda, I can see why it would appeal to the firm. There's also their shared history.

As far as I know, Mercedes havn't said they'll be supplying anyone in 2014 (besides themselves) we'll have to wait and see.

They may not have named any teams but they have said that they expect only 3 suppliers, all of who will likely supply more teams than they currently do.

They may not have named any teams but they have said that they expect only 3 suppliers, all of whom will likely supply more teams than they currently do.

Cosworth will produce an engine, if they can get team(s) interested

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/102171

As McLaren are now sportscar and race car manufacturer, I can't see Ferrari ever supplying them with F1 engines. Mercedes might decide that McLaren is a road car competitor and pull out of supplying them with engines.

I'm certain we can expect a few more surprises before the new engines fire up for the first race in 2014.

I certainly don't expect them to use Ferrari engines and I'm certain they will still be using Mercs. Merc have stated many times that they get just as much glory from the success of their engines in a customers car.

Thats simply not an option, they are a rival car manufacturer, how in the WORLD would you market that? Does have an.... odd ring to it eh

Button pissed off Honda completely in 2004 when he said to one of the big-wigs, camera rolling, "it isn't hard to build an engine that lasts for three laps", and then turned around and walked away. If stereotyping works, a Japanese wont forget that.

Does McLaren have to change its engines? If it does, why does it have to change and when? Does its contract with Mercedes run out and how do we know this? Questions, questions, questions!

Yes their current contract runs out at the end of 2013 and we know this because it was all announced when the current deal was penned.

No they don't have to change supplier, but they do need to sign a new contract and ultimately it's Merc that will decide whether they want to continue supplying them.

Yes their current contract runs out at the end of 2013 and we know this because it was all announced when the current deal was penned.

No they don't have to change supplier, but they do need to sign a new contract and ultimately it's Merc that will decide whether they want to continue supplying them.

http://www.pitpass.c..._medium=twitter
Speaking of engines. Apparently Bernie said that he thinks Jean Todt will ditch the 2014 spec engines. Montezemelo told Bernie they sound horrible. Has Hamilton made a mistake if the 2014 regs was the reason he left?

http://www.pitpass.c..._medium=twitter
Speaking of engines. Apparently Bernie said that he thinks Jean Todt will ditch the 2014 spec engines. Montezemelo told Bernie they sound horrible. Has Hamilton made a mistake if the 2014 regs was the reason he left?

No. I believe the contract runs till 2015.
Neale is already talking about the 2014 Merc engine:
http://www.formula1....11/9/12544.html

Isnt it too late now?

Your right it is 2015. Think I've seen 2013 mentioned too many times.

Where does Hamilton say that he left McLaren because of regulations?

Nowhere but it does seem that Mercedes are building their team around the 2014 regulations.

Bernie's been saying that since last year, but we all know better than taking him at his word. We're still getting the new engines.

How can we even know this? If the regulations are scrapped then this is not possible

Now is the time of year when concepts are honed for 18 months hence.

I see. So if the engines are scrapped as Bernie says then it is goodbye to mucho $$$ for the manufacturers.

http://www.pitpass.c..._medium=twitter
Speaking of engines. Apparently Bernie said that he thinks Jean Todt will ditch the 2014 spec engines. Montezemelo told Bernie they sound horrible. Has Hamilton made a mistake if the 2014 regs was the reason he left?