Cosworth will not return to F1 as an independent

Unlike Ilmor and AER, already involved in IndyCar and LMP1, which in recent days have declared themselves available to the FIA's joint project regarding the 2.5 liter turbo engine to be combined with the hybrid V6 currently in use in F1, the Cosworth Engineering he decided not to run.

Reason. The complete absence of a base from which to start and consequent excessive spending.

“We carefully analyzed the proposal and the names of probable customers. The only one that emerged was that of Red Bull, without a long-term contract – the co-owner explained to motorsport.com Kevin Kalkhoven – We then focused on the costs involved in developing the unit from scratch and a base figure of over £20 million emerged. Without a project in hand and with so little time available we understood that this was not the case and declined the offer. To date the company is quite busy, so investing knowing that there would be no return would have been inappropriate."

Finally, when asked about the validity of the federal idea of ​​bringing independent motorists into the Circus to meet the needs of the smaller teams, the Australian manager responded dryly: "It's a mystery how they will be able to achieve a balance of performance given that we're talking about types of very different engines".

Chiara Rainis