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Mercedes agrees engine tweaks to help rivals

Mercedes agreed for the welfare of Formula 1 to ease its engine development restrictions because the sport needs more competitive teams. That is the claim of Toto Wolff, after a key engine summit in Geneva last week also saw the FIA and Ferrari agree to tweaks that should help struggling Renault and Honda to catch up next year. For 2016, the existing rules dictated that manufacturers would get only 25 ‘tokens', and all of them would have to be used before the start of the season. However, at the Geneva meeting, it was agreed that the number of tokens next year will be increased to 32, with manufacturers also allowed to use them throughout the race season. 'In this case, we have put...
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