FIA compromises calm F1 waters
The compromises agreed by the FIA at last week's second meeting of the F1 Technical Working Group, on the timing of 'driver-aid' bans during 2003, seem to have satisfied the short-term concerns of the manufacturers. BMW Motorsport director Gerhard Berger said: "The FIA's initial drastic demands were just a precondition for proper discussions. Now most of the proposals have been approved, but in a different time frame. So everyone has time to get used to the new regulations."
Berger's co-director Dr Mario Theissen added: "The new regulations are acceptable for us and we're already working on them. They aim at reducing the costs and increasing the racing, and we support these aims without reservation." Theissen observed that the FIA now needed to develop proper systems to police the bans on traction control and launch control, but warmly welcomed its decision not to implement 'standard' ECUs. "This decision gives us back some space for innovation," he said. "BMW has been a pioneer in car electronics, and it provides leeway for us to demonstrate our competency in this field. It matches the ambitions of F1 to lead the way in both sporting and technical terms."
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