WAR OF WORDS: McLaren Use Ferrari 2019 Engine Controversy to Remind Them of Ethics in F1
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Earlier this year, Scuderia Ferrari faced a lot of heat over their controversial 2019 power unit. For a while, Mercedes and Red Bull pursued the matter, even when the FIA cleared Ferrari. However, that opened another can of worms, especially when the FIA and Ferrari reached a secret agreement.
Eventually, McLaren CEO Zak Brown elected to pick up the slack and challenged them to reveal details of their engine settlement. This isn’t the first time, the rivals have clashed. Both are on opposing sides in the tussle to reduce Formula 1’s new budget cap in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
McLaren leads a number of teams calling for a drastic cut to just $100m. However, Ferrari want to keep it at $150m and displaying mule-like stubbornness. The Maranello outfit insist that they have an “ethical duty” to their employees.
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However, Brown is not fooled and hit back at the Italian team. He told Autosport, “I’m all for having ethical duties. And, along the lines of ethics, I think it would be great if [Ferrari boss] Mattia [Binotto] would share with us, as the FIA has volunteered to share, what the details were behind the secret agreement that they came to over the alleged breach of regulations around their engines.”
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Will the Ferrari saga ever end?
McLaren is one of six teams who are out for Ferrari’s blood and are seeking answers from the FIA. The governing body did not give a definitively answer surrounding the Scuderia’s 2019 power unit.
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The matter was a big headline before the coronavirus story took over and Red Bull, who are leading the push, have vowed to reopen the matter once the current situation has passed.
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As for the budget cap, Auto Motor und Sport claims Ferrari are willing to go down to $130m by 2023. However, this is still well above the figure McLaren is calling for.
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