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F1 NEWS

Theissen hopes for no V10 engines in 2007

Wednesday, May 3rd 2006, 15:48 GMT

BMW motorsport boss Mario Theissen is hoping Scuderia Toro Rosso are not serious in their intention to keep V10 engines next season.

Toro Rosso have been on the receiving end of criticism from their rivals about the performance of their Cosworth V10 engines, which some believe have an advantage over the V8 units used by the rest of the field.

And with Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz having said they intend to respect their contract with Cosworth, which runs out at the end of 2007, there are fears that the controversy may continue next season.

Theissen, however, is hopeful the situation will be sorted before the start of the 2007 season and all teams use V8 engines.

"We talked about a backdoor solution which had to be found at the time to keep Minardi afloat. If that solution led into a competition advantage, it would mean that the intention has been missed," said Theissen.

"But the past has proven that handicap formulae are at least difficult if not impossible to work properly. So I do hope that this discussion will disappear and we shall not see again next year V10 and V8 side to side."

The struggling Minardi team were allowed to keep using the V10 engines in 2006 before Red Bull bought the squad and renamed it Toro Rosso.

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