Bernie pees off Renault ahead of F1 engine price talks

[John S]

Exciling motorhome from paddock part of usual sly end game moves.

Reportedly, F1’s chief executive and the French carmaker are having a dispute — ostensibly about Renault’s motor home.

In Barcelona last weekend, Renault - supplier of engines to multiple F1 teams including world champions Red Bull - was told to park its motor home outside the paddock.

Ecclestone said: "Renault is a supplier, and if we let them all in the paddock, there would be no room for anyone else."

Auto Motor und Sport, however, claims the dispute runs deeper than that.

Reportedly, Ecclestone is pushing for Renault to reduce the price of its turbo V6 engine next year for customer teams, after naming the price at between EUR 20 and 23 million per team per season.

Bernie Ecclestone will meet with Renault chairman Carlos Ghosn in Paris on Thursday, according to Germany’s specialist Auto Motor und Sport.

The customers are complaining, but Renault is apparently refusing to budge, leading to the motor home situation and Ecclestone’s forthcoming meeting with Ghosn

Nextgen-auto.com, Wed 15th May.

[Jericoke]

So now Bernie believes that the teams' incomes are too low?

Gosh, you'd think that they weren't receiving enough of the money generated by the sport.  Has anyone brought that up?   

[Dare]

So now Bernie believes that the teams' incomes are too low?

Gosh, you'd think that they weren't receiving enough of the money generated by the sport.  Has anyone brought that up?   

Maybe he shouldn't have bought his daughter a
500 quad zillion dollar house in California

[Scott]

Does Pirelli get a motorhome in the paddock?

[Dare]

Your answer in  a picture,I assume Bernie makes them park outside
the paddock too,yell right

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/photo/main-gallery/pirelli-motorhome-4

[Scott]

Point made 

[cosworth151]

I wonder if he's told Honda that they will have to park outside, too.

[Irisado]

So now Bernie believes that the teams' incomes are too low?

Gosh, you'd think that they weren't receiving enough of the money generated by the sport.  Has anyone brought that up?   

Quite .

I mean this is just such hypocrisy.  On the one hand, he's trying to force the small teams out, yet on the other he's now saying that engine prices are too high for next season.

I agree with him about the latter, but the hypocrisy of the man is just unbelievable.

[lkjohnson1950]

He better be careful, Charles Ghosn is not a racing fan, and if you tick him off he is just tough enough to tell F1 to get their engines elsewhere.