Teams support delay to 2021 engine rules

Formula One team bosses have defended the idea of delaying the new engine rules further than what was originally planned, in 2021.

Formula One have been discussing changing the power unit regulations in an attempt to gain new manufacturers to the sport.

The hope is that with these new regulations, the sport will no longer be dominated by the top three teams: Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull and it will level out the playing field.

However, it is looking more and more unlikely that no engine manufacturers will be willing to commit at this current stage and there is currently a rethink underway to try and make the rule changes work for everyone.

Major team bosses now believe that postponing the rule alterations would be sensible, especially with 2021 introducing a budget cap and new aerodynamic regulations.

"There might be the risk of trying to embrace too much and not produce and deliver anything," Renault's Cyril Abiteboul said to Motorsport.com. "Our view would be to try and be a bit more pragmatic and focus on what is the main emergency for Formula One, and I'm thinking really of the show, of the disparity between the teams, the disparity in the revenue. We think that this is really the main priority.

"I think some clarity on budget cap or not, because the costs are certainly too high. We don't think that the engine regulations are at that level of priority."