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**AngelinaTheElf** · 12-10-2008, 10:01 AM

We have to be careful about drawing too many parallels between the past and the possible future...in the late 70's, although many teams used the Cosworth DFV engine, not all the teams had equal powerplant versions. You could have a Cosworth DFV rebuilt by a number of different engine builders, some of whom had "development" variants which were more powerful. I remember reading an article about Roberto Guerrero, who drove for Ensign in 1981, being told by Patrick Head that he had 40 bhp less than the Williams drivers that year. Williams were using John Judd's Engine Developments as a rebuilder for most of their engines, and their DFVs were the most powerful on the grid in the last 3-4 years of the non-turbo era.
With the standard engine, it looks like there will not be any external rebuilders allowed, so the playing field will be level. The only remaining question will be how the FIA chooses to equalize the performance of any remaining manufacturer engines.

12-10-2008, 10:01 AM	#24
AngelinaTheElf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 550 Senior Member	We have to be careful about drawing too many parallels between the past and the possible future...in the late 70's, although many teams used the Cosworth DFV engine, not all the teams had equal powerplant versions. You could have a Cosworth DFV rebuilt by a number of different engine builders, some of whom had "development" variants which were more powerful. I remember reading an article about Roberto Guerrero, who drove for Ensign in 1981, being told by Patrick Head that he had 40 bhp less than the Williams drivers that year. Williams were using John Judd's Engine Developments as a rebuilder for most of their engines, and their DFVs were the most powerful on the grid in the last 3-4 years of the non-turbo era. With the standard engine, it looks like there will not be any external rebuilders allowed, so the playing field will be level. The only remaining question will be how the FIA chooses to equalize the performance of any remaining manufacturer engines.
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