Ecclestone is making Wolff whine

Toto's having a bad day. All Toto's engine customers are going to take the Ecclestone engine instead at 1/10th the cost

Toto Wolff is whining because Bernie Ecclestone is going to introduce an alternate engine for F1 that can beat his expensive hybrid engine (that all the fans hate) at 1/10th the cost. Does anyone have a crying towel they can send him?

"Yes, it can be done, but it's not what we would opt for because we've different objectives," Wolff told Autosport.

"The engine manufacturers decided to enter Formula 1 because the current concept fits with what is happening on the roads," he said.

"But then equally from the commercial rights holder the priority is to have a level playing field.

"Introducing a standard engine is a complex project because to be balanced against the current system you need to change the regulations.

"It's a completely different technological approach."

"Something not spoken about is we've decided to open up the engine rules for next year," said Wolff.

"We don't want to hear anybody saying the engines are being frozen and there is no possibility to catch up.

"From our perspective it would have been against our core purpose to freeze everything simply because we have an advantage.

"The truth is it wouldn't help Formula 1 nor help us as a brand.

"So we decided to open it up, to allow complete development freedom. You can develop whatever you want.

"We will also have in-season development so you can catch up during the year, so there is no discussion about a freeze any more, a step which is beneficial for everybody."