Cosworth’s managing director says the company would likely have built an F1 engine for Aston Martin in 2021 but the championship’s decision to keep the MGU-H prevented it.
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Ferrari and Cosworth staff on the move
F1 Fanatic round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Chris Dyer, Mark Gallagher and Aldo Costa to change roles.
Cosworth engine ‘better than results show’
2011 F1 season
Posted onCosworth’s Mark Gallagher says their engine is more competitive than results have shown this year.
Cosworth considering KERS supply in 2013
Interview
Posted onCosworth may offer KERS and transmission packages to F1 teams in 2013.
Williams-Cosworth ‘aim for top four in 2011’
Interview
Posted on“Cosworth would win races in a car that’s capable of winning”.
Lotus officially split from Cosworth
Posted onLotus have moved a step closer to using Renault engines in 2011 after their split with Cosworth was made official. Cosworth issued a statement saying they will no longer supply engines to Lotus as of the end of next month, after the last race of the season: Cosworth and Lotus have today signed the termination … Continue reading Lotus officially split from Cosworth
Cosworth confirms Lotus split as 2011 Renault engine deal rumours intensify
Posted onCosworth has announced it will not supply engines to Lotus in 2011. The engine supplier released a statement saying: Cosworth has reached an agreement in principle with Lotus Racing whereby the team’s Cosworth engine supply agreement will come to a conclusion at the end of the current Formula One season. This agreement is subject to … Continue reading Cosworth confirms Lotus split as 2011 Renault engine deal rumours intensify
Adam Parr becomes Williams chairman, team confirm Cosworths again in 2011
Posted onFrank Williams is to hand over day-to-day responsibility of the team he founded to chief executive officer Adam Parr. Williams will remain team principal and the majority shareholder in his team. Williams have also confirmed they will continue using Cosworth engines in 2011.
Sato to drive Lotus-Cosworth IndyCar
Posted onTakuma Sato will drive a Lotus-branded IndyCar in certain rounds of this year’s IndyCar championship. The car will be run by KV Racing and is set for its first outing at St Petersburg in Florida in two weeks’ time. The series holds its first round at a new street circuit in Sao Paolo tomorrow. According … Continue reading Sato to drive Lotus-Cosworth IndyCar
Hulkenberg happy with Cosworth power
Posted onNico Hulkenberg thinks Williams has benefitted from a boost in power since switching to Cosworth engines. H?lkenberg drove the car with the Toyota engine – thought to be one of the least powerful in F1 last year – in December. It’s good, I’m very positively surprised about it. There’s been no issues with reliability and … Continue reading Hulkenberg happy with Cosworth power
F1 links: Williams to announce Cosworth deal
Posted onWilliams to drive back to Cosworth engines (Gulf News) “Williams boss Sir Frank Williams has sensationally made a double revelation in declaring his Formula One outfit will use British made Cosworth engines next season and that the team will announce its new driver line-up on Monday, a day after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.” Ecclestone: … Continue reading F1 links: Williams to announce Cosworth deal
F1 links: Williams-Cosworth deal mooted
Posted onAmid all the excitement over the new champions, an important development for next year’s season is in the works. Williams are now expected to use Cosworth engines and the company will be able to re-tune them before the season starts to make them competitive… Williams to use Cosworth engines in 2010 (Autosport) "With Toyota already … Continue reading F1 links: Williams-Cosworth deal mooted
Row brewing over Cosworth engines
Posted onDaniel Audetto, the former Super Aguri managing director now working for Campos Meta 1, wants the FIA to ensure any other new teams that join F1 in 2010 also have to use Cosworth engines. He told Autosport: With all respect to Cosworth, but if the next team that comes has a Ferrari or Mercedes-Benz engine, … Continue reading Row brewing over Cosworth engines
“The Ford Cosworth DFV” (Andrew Noakes, 2007)
Posted onFormula 1 as we know it today could not possibly exist without the Ford Cosworth DFV. How would the likes of McLaren and Williams fared without an affordable, reliable engine unit on which to build the foundations of their success? The DFV appeared in 1967 and variations of it were still being used two decades … Continue reading “The Ford Cosworth DFV” (Andrew Noakes, 2007)
Banned: Lotus-Cosworth 88 & 88B
Banned!
Posted onColin Chapman’s Lotus 88 was a victim of fraught political tensions at a time when the governing body and the British team were at each other’s throats over the rules of the sport.
F1 2006 Review: Farewell to Cosworth
Posted onMichael Schumacher claims to know very little about Formula One history. But if he did, he’d know that arguably an even greater name than his own bowed out of Formula One this year. Cosworth powered 176 race winners in four decades of racing – more than any other engine bar Ferrari, who of course were … Continue reading F1 2006 Review: Farewell to Cosworth