During their 90-minute meeting in Paris earlier today, the members of the Council didn't only discuss the verdict of the famous crash-gate, but also amended the 2010 Formula One calendar and tried to find a solution for engine equalization. And the solution they came up with is a logical one, as it allows the teams to make the necessary adjustments in terms of engine power until the beginning of 2010.
However, the interesting part is that the adjustments will not be made in the direction of upgrading the underperforming units, but downgrading the performing ones. In other words, Mercedes will have to give up on some tweaks in their engine development in order to bring their power plants to the same results as the less performing engine currently existing in F1.
This means no one will be allowed to update their engine during the winter break, but engine equalization will be permitted.
“Following suggestions that there is a differential between the performance of engines used in Formula One, the World Motor Sport Council has decided that should this be the case, and should the teams wish to eliminate this performance differential, they may be allowed to do so by reducing the performance of the more powerful engines. However, no engine upgrades will be allowed,” said the FIA in a press release earlier today.
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