No engine development rules

How is it gonna be if an engine manufacture decides to enter F1 in 2008? They will have a new engine, so it won't be an advantage for them? While others will have an one year old engine?

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Rocker

well isn't there going to be rpm limit 19000 for all ? .

I doubt that they are allowed to.

But that's just my understanding of the whole engine freeze thingy.

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hyundai is yet to join F1 in 2010... but its just speculation...

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And what if an engine supplier decides to pull out of F1... mhmh :S

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What if most engine suppliers decides to pull out of F1, so we will need new ones...

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Rocker

My understanding is that its an homologation rule. So they must use the same crank, block and head (examples) but can still machine them how they like and do whatever else they want.

I may be well off though. A suitable FIA link would be helpful at this point.

But what's the rule on engine mapping?

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