Mecachrome joins F1 new 2.5 V6 turbo engine supply list

[John S]

Hoot if they win, RBR has to stay in bed with Renault. 

Mecachrome has become the latest engine manufacturer to register its interest in supplying F1 with an alternative power unit.

The FIA called for an expression of interest over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, with Ilmor and AER having already publicly confirmed their intentions since then. Now Mecachrome - which has prepared and assembled Renault engines in F1 for a number of years - has joined the bidding, with racing activities director, Jean-Charles Raillat, saying it can have its own engine ready in a short timeframe

"What maybe differentiates Mecachrome is that it has been a very, very long time that we have been dealing with Formula 1. We have been managing a lot of major programmes in parallel. If you look at last year, Renault were supplying four teams : we were managing that side. We also managed GP2 Series and we will now supply GP3 Series", says Raillat.

Edited from longer piece, courtesy: Chris Medland, F1i.com, Today.