The FIA shot down that loop hole rumor IF the race don't take place no extra engine
Not so sure they shot it down entirely
The use of the phrase 'originally scheduled' has been interpreted by some as meaning that if there are 21 races down provisionally, then even if one drops off then that is enough for teams to be given the extra engine.
However, senior sources at the FIA insist that such an interpretation of the regulation is unlikely to stand.
The scheduling of the race, which is pencilled in for May, means that its slot in the calendar will need to be finalised before the season begins in Australia.
With a provisional 2015 F1 calendar having been published by the FIA in September, and a final version therefore needing to be sorted before the first race, it will be hard for anyone to argue that the Korean GP was 'originally scheduled' if it drops off.
The only way that teams will be guaranteed the fifth engine will be for the 21st race to be on the official schedule when the campaign begins in Australia, for by then teams will have finalised the lifing of their power units.
Teams faced a spate of reliability problems this year, when they had five engines for the 19 races, so there are worries that the situation could be even worse in 2015 when they have four engines for 20 events.
That is why any chance of getting an extra power unit would be a bonus.
The potential opening for a fifth engine may, however, be used by Ecclestone as a tool to get support from teams for an extra race somewhere else next year - even if Korea does not happen.
Am sure Bernie can still take it off from the finalised schedule for some reason or the other and by then the 5th engine will be allowed. They did take Bahrain off sometime ago so its not unfathomable that can happen again
@Clatter - http://www.autosport...t.php/id/117046
Edited by Newbrray, 07 December 2014 - 21:25.