The World Motor Sport Council has rubber-stamped new power unit regulations put forward by Formula 1 stakeholders for the 2017 season and beyond, which will guarantee supply, a reduction in cost, power convergence and greater noise. As part of plans to overhaul the sport next year, which includes already agreed chassis rules, the FIA wanted the concerns about the new power units to be addressed too, namely the four aformentioned areas of supply, cost, power and noise. Those matters have been addressed, with agreement to reduce cost of supply by £780,000 (€1m, $1.14m) per season and in 2018, the cost will drop by a further £2.3m (€3m, $3.4m). These cost savings...
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