FERRARI OUT OF FORMULA ONE? // YOUR MOVE...

Saw this one coming. Ferrari announced earlier this week that it would review any further participation in F1 if the FIA implements standardized engines for the 2010 season. The FIA’s devious plan for a single engine source made its way around the Formula One ranks earlier this month, much to the dislike of major players like Ferrari. The idea seems appropriate, cut costs while maintaining a competitive spirit, but the strategy is all wrong. Formula One is, at its heart, a competition of not only the drivers, but of engineering. Cut that out, and we may as well watch the IRL. That's our opinion. In a statement released last week, the FIA had this to say about Ferrari’s reservations: “The board of Ferrari, confirming its full support for the substantial and necessary reduction in costs starting with engines, has however expressed strong reservations about the project to equalize or standardize engines…The board reserves the right to consider, together with our partners, our presence in this discipline.” Will Ferrari back out? Could the FIA force their move? Time will tell. Your thoughts? // 10.29.2008