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Kaltenborn: F1 must learn all changes lead to higher costs

Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn says F1 needs to learn that bringing any changes to the regulations will 'lead to higher costs'. Though the latest generation engines, V6 hybrid power units, have been praised for their advancement in technology, they have consequently driven up the price of development, which has had a damaging effect on customer teams, most notably Sauber, Force India and Lotus. However, Bernie Ecclestone has raised concerns that the current power units don't capture the imagination in the same way that more marketable 1000bhp V8 engines do and is subsequently pushing for change as early as 2017. Though he looks set to relent to allow 1000bhp to be generated from the...
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