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[Wiggy]

With a new engine formula and all the new tech, why aren't they being allowed to keep developing these engines for the next couple of years? Seems strange to freeze development so early in a new cycle?

[OO7]

Cost.  The teams will be allowed to develop parts of the engine on a diminishing scale over the next four or five years I think.

[fabr68]

With a new engine formula and all the new tech, why aren't they being allowed to keep developing these engines for the next couple of years? Seems strange to freeze development so early in a new cycle?

 

Because of a few crying whiners.

[4MEN]

With a new engine formula and all the new tech, why aren't they being allowed to keep developing these engines for the next couple of years? Seems strange to freeze development so early in a new cycle?

To cut cost. 

[Gorma]

With a new engine formula and all the new tech, why aren't they being allowed to keep developing these engines for the next couple of years? Seems strange to freeze development so early in a new cycle?

Well they are allowed to develop engines for five years.

 

Check the schedule at the end of the regulations.

http://www.fia.com/s... 2013-12-09.pdf

[scheivlak]

With a new engine formula and all the new tech, why aren't they being allowed to keep developing these engines for the next couple of years? Seems strange to freeze development so early in a new cycle?

They are allowed to develop them, the freeze is spread out over quite a few years until it's complete after 2018 as I've read it.

 

The freeze in March this year is just for the GP season itself, so the manufacturers won't pushing each other all through the season.

[Deluxx]

I believe most of the money will be spent on reliability and boost pressure throughout the next few years anyways, so....