08/02/2002 FORMULA 1 CHIEFS CONSIDER NEW ENGINE RULES
Grand prix chiefs are looking into proposals to cut down on the number of engines each team can use during a race weekend.
Max Mosley, president of the sports governing body FIA, revealed on Thursday that teams will only be allowed one engine per car in future.If a driver broke his engine or was forced to use a spare car before the race he would still be allowed to start but might have to begin from the middle or the back of the grid."Limiting the number of engines is one way of cutting down on the costs but not on the spectacle of Formula One," said Mosley on Thursday.

"Every now and again you get the leader of the championship starting from the back of the grid. When that has happened in the past because of rain or something that has improved the race".

The change could be introduced for the start of the 2003 season if the majority of the teams agree, although the engine manufacturers could be against it because of the costs of developing an engine that will last the whole weekend.

Several of the top teams currently use one engine for qualifying and another for the race.The plan would help out teams with smaller budgets, especially in the current economic climate which saw Prost Grand Prix go into liquidation last week."There is no doubt money is going to be tighter in Formula One. But there are lots of economies teams can make before they have to pack up," added Mosley.

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