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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

This is just the sort of thing Max was talking about, with regards to the top teams in that German interview. Mercedes don't like the idea of a cheaper independent engine.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121497

So, "Pirelli present FIA Formula One World Champion powered by Cosworth" has come a step closer then. As one could have expected, standardizing parts is a slippery slope. Or an addiction to drugs: the more you use it, the more you need and want it, but it will inevitably destroy you.

Seriously, I do not like the idea of a (semi-)spec customer engine, that requires a lot of artificial performance balancing or the introduction of a two-tier series. It goes against the very fundamental principles of Formula One of creativity and intelligence, leading to technical innovations. It will make Formula One to lose a part of its purity, reason of existence, and to be even more one of many series.