Jon Noble

uh the chassis the drivers like they seem to be able to follow each other all right we've got a different style of racing may not be everyone's favorite thing in the world but there is some entertainment there that we get used to so at least there is now a plan moving forwards that's one of the uh the pillars that we'll probably have to give uh if they go down this road and manage to get it over the line the the

Yeah, I go back to, I think this is what we mentioned on Podcast Post Miami, that it's still win on Sunday, sell on Monday.

That's the key driver for all the manufacturers to be involved.

It helps if you get some technology transfer and relevance.

There's got to be a link between what your product is on the track and what you're selling on the road.

V8 happily fits that.

V6 turbo happily fits that.

But if your V8 is a lighter power unit, it's simpler, it's cheaper,

It combines with a lighter, more nimble car that produces excellent racing.

That seems to be a win-win for everybody.

We can't continue with 50-50 split because it doesn't work.

It's too much.

It's too ambitious.

The technology isn't there.

The question will be how far it's pegged back.

Mohammed Ben Salaim's talk of minimal electrics.

I don't know what the minimal was, but I guess the manufacturers want it to be quite high, so probably 20% to 30%.

The FIA maybe wants it to go less than that, 20%, 10%, 5%, a small element.

But I think if you can retain – and this should get to a number that everyone's happy with – if you retain that hybrid element that fits in with road cars –

a screaming V8 that manufacturers are quite happy to sell, a lighter car, a lighter power unit.