Cosworth wins position as FIA standard engine tender for 2010.

[Sport1.3]

It is too early to tell.

This is day 2 of a long winter for the sport. I am not confident everyone will want to stay for the first race of 2009 and even less will be there for 2010.

All you can do as a fan is not support the change. F1 has been slowly losing ground with its world wide popularity.....the short lived US grand prix and the end of the Canadian grand prix lost quite a bit of bewildered fans.....not that it means much for the sport world wide, but imho its been well over due for an image change....it needs something more worthwhile to gain an audience of a newer generation. If FIA can make F1 more popular with the "Nintendo Generation" and persuade more fans to stop watching things like UFC and other related MMA events....and instead get back into the heart and soul of an advanced technological sport like F!, then they have done their job

[Mike Lowrey]

This is very bad for F1.

You may save some money in the engines but for the larger teams, it mearly shifts money to be spent on aero. It also pisses off the teams listed by EJ above, as they would have no reason to be in the sport.

Here is to Bernie and Max DIAF!

[EJ25RUN]

Just to clarify for everyone. All this means is that Cosworth has won the right to be the exclusive company the FIA will deal with for a spec engine future. That means the FIA hasn't given the go ahead for the spec engine future just yet.

As i have put in the op, this could still means that the teams could be allowed to build a motor to Cosworth specs or keep the Frozen V8s (which aren't really frozen as Renault has proved)

[SampaGuy]

F1 has been slowly losing ground with its world wide popularity.....the short lived US grand prix and the end of the Canadian grand prix lost quite a bit of bewildered fans.....not that it means much for the sport world wide, but imho its been well over due for an image change....it needs something more worthwhile to gain an audience of a newer generation. If FIA can make F1 more popular with the "Nintendo Generation" and persuade more fans to stop watching things like UFC and other related MMA events....and instead get back into the heart and soul of an advanced technological sport like F!, then they have done their job

Slowly losing ground? It began to grow again ever since Schumacher retired and Hamilton began his career. Look at how many exotic countries have their own GP now! 2008 was probably the most exciting season since the Senna/Prost era (and no im not just saying that because Massa is from Brazil). And even without a North American GP, 2009 will still be the most globalized F1 season in history.

The FIA for the most part knows what they are doing! Honda is gone. Now lets say RedBull also pulls out of F1 because of money, leaving a field of 14 cars = no more F1. Reduction of costs is in everyones interest.