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Token System to be abandoned 2017 onwards
As of 2017, Formula 1’s token system for power units will be scrapped, according to Cyril Abiteboul’s announcement in an interview recently. If this is implemented, the manufacturers will no longer face restrictions on development (other than only being able to introduce upgrades when a driver seeks to use new elements). “The token system is being removed,” Cyril Abiteboul, Managing Director at Renault Sport F1, spoke today. “One of the reasons we have all agreed to do this is that we all need the performance of the engine to converge. “An F1 that is dictated by the performance of the engine is not good for anyone.You see it is not good for Mercedes, it is not good for Renault,...
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