Ferrari Supports Turbo Plan

CHINA, AutomotiveMagz - Federation Internationale d'Automobile (FIA) plans to implement the turbo back at the upcoming 2013. Mercedes-Benz manufacturer who have the Mercedes team in F1 GP support the idea, including Ferrari, but there are additional requirements.

Ferrari supports the plan, but it must be followed by fuel efficiency. Without it, that would be nonsense, said Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa at the Beijing Auto Show event yesterday, which quoted by autoevolution.com.

Some rumors circulating in recent days about F1 is preparing to move to the 1500 cc engine that has 670 HP turbo-powered. It will use the gasoline direct injection (GDI) concept for fuel efficiency. Currently, F1 uses 2400 cc normal engine with V8 configuration, minimum weight of 95 kg and maximum engine speed 18 000 rpm.

Ferrari has a good reason to be very supportive of these changes. They finished as the champion when turbo were used in 1982.

Norbert Haug, Mercedes Motorsport Director, is the first one who heard about the F1 technology development issue on the 2013. "Everything that is interesting from the F1 will spread rapidly. We had discussed about the initiative fund, but F1 needs to race technically," said Haug.