Plans for 'world engine'

[Gingers4Justice]

I don't like this plan from our old friends the FIA. The plan is to have a 'world engine' that will be used in several different categories: Formula One, GP2, F3, IRL, DTM, WTCC, Daytona Prototypes, and yes, and I'm sorry to infrom you, LMP1 and LMP2.

The engine is a four-cylinder 2000CC engine, which will be adapted, obviously, for different classes and categories, eg turbo charged versions for F1.

Now, I really hope that they bolt two of these engines together for the LMP racers, but that doesn't sound likely. The fact that manufacturers are even considering this baffles me, and they're talking of bringing in this for 2013 - by which time, many economists think the world recession would be, at large, at and end. So why?

Sorry, I don't have a link at the moment, just curious to hear your views.