Hopefully they won't restrict the heck out of them and make them all wimpy. Could this be an opening for a company that is experienced with turbos and has already made small displacement turbo race engines? (hint hint):
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Formula One will switch to 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbo engines in 2013 after the powers-that-be reached an agreement.
At present, F1 cars are powered by 2.4-litre V8s but in a bid to go "green", the sport will swap to smaller engines with energy recovery systems and fuel restrictions.
According to the BBC, both Ferrari and Mercedes were not in favour of the proposal.
However, a Ferrari spokesman did reveal that the teams had agreed and that he would be "surprised" if the World Motor Sport Council did not ratify the rule when they meet on December 10th.
He also stated that Ferrari had been against the idea on the grounds that it would cost a great deal to swap engines but added that "an agreement is there, and when there is an agreement you work accordingly."
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