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Ferrari argues for unfreeze as silly season bubbles

Ferrari is continuing to argue for a relaxation of the so-called engine 'freeze'. With Mercedes utterly dominating in the new turbo V6 era, F1's engine makers will get a chance to upgrade up to 48 per cent of their 'power units' ahead of 2015. But Ferrari in particular has argued that the freeze should be further relaxed, for example by allowing at least one mid-season performance step. When the topic arose two weeks ago in Singapore, Mercedes understandably argued that it should be voted down on the basis that it will only drive up costs. But Ferrari boss Marco Mattiacci on Thursday hit back at the counter-arguments. "It would not cost more money," he is quoted by Germany's Auto...
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