22 May 2024
Ilmor would need sponsor for F1 foray - Illien
"In principle it is the right direction"
Mario Illien has played down suggestions Ilmor might be set to re-enter F1 in 2021.
Liberty Media hopes that by simplifying the engine rules, independent players like Ilmor and Cosworth will consider launching projects.
But Ilmor co-founder and chief Illien says that is unlikely.
He said of the 2021 plan: "In principle it is the right direction — the technology must become simpler and cheaper.
"But for a private manufacturer, we cannot do it without outside help.
"I could not develop a business model like we have in Indycar, because I would have probably only one or two customers. And if one does not pay the bill, I’m dead.
"Without a sponsor behind me I could not build this engine for formula one," Illien told Auto Motor und Sport.
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