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maltatoday, Wednesday, 28 OctOber 2015 20 Sport SPORTTODAY motorsports mr Whippy racing to compete in the UsA Mr. Whippy drag racing team are preparing to compete in three top-level drag racing events in the United states. The 2012 european Champions and 2014 runners-up will not be competing in europe to concentrate on their new adventure. Mr. Whippy Racing competes in every event of the european drag racing sea- son, which only consists of six events. The American championship consists of 27 events, from February to Novem- ber. "It is logistically impossible to com- pete in all of the events, so we decided to compete in the last three events," Mat- thew Carabott said. Mr. Whippy Racing will travel to the USA for the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, being held between 29 October and 1 November and between 5 November and 8 November for two events. The final event will be the World Finals at Pomona, California on 12-15 Novem- ber. The Mr. Whippy Drag Racing car is capable of running the quarter mile in only 5.2 seconds at a speed of 270MPh. The team: Owner Joe Carabott, Driv- er Monty Bugeja, Remig Arapa, Mat- thew Carabott, Mervin Cassar, Sammy Ciantar, Vince Carabott, Larry Man- gion, Manuel Pavia and Yourick Sci- cluna. Sponsors: IZI BeT and Torco Oils. Monty Bugeja doing a burnout before the start of the race Ferrari veto led to FIA push for standard F1 engine FORMULA 1's governing body, the FIA, is to investigate the possible introduction of a cheaper "client engine" in 2017, after Ferrari used its veto to reject the proposed cost limit on power units and gearbox- es. At the most recent Strategy Group meeting, the FIA, in agreement with Formula One Management, suggested the principle of setting a maximum price which customer teams had to pay for power units and gearboxes. The measure was put to vote and agreed upon, amid attempts to re- duce the current costs of the tur- bocharged 1.6-litre V6 power units which have been used since the start of the 2014 season. however, Ferrari used its veto – recognised under the historic agreements governing Formula 1 – to block these changes and the FIA will not challenge the decision of the Italian company. "These measures were put to the vote and adopted with a large ma- jority. however, Ferrari SpA de- cided to go against this and exercise the right of veto long recognised under agreements governing F1. "In the interest of the Champion- ship, the FIA has decided not to le- gally challenge Ferrari SpA's use of its right of veto." Ferrari has long held a right to veto any technical regulations changes, as part of the extra benefits it gets for competing in F1. It is believed to be the first time in recent history that the Italian outfit has elected to use it, and comes in the face of widespread agreement among teams that costs need to be reduced. The FIA will now consider wheth- er to open a tender for a "client en- gine", which could be introduced for use in Formula 1 from the start of 2017 as a cheaper alternative to the current power units. A proposal had been agreed among a majority of teams to limit the cost of engines to $12 million for current specification power units and $8 million for year-old ones. "The FIA will initiate a consulta- tion with all stakeholders regarding the possible introduction of a client engine, which will be available as of 2017," read a statement issued on Monday evening. "Following this consultation a call for tenders for this client engine, the cost of which would be much lower than the current power unit, could be undertaken. "Supported by FOM, the FIA will continue in its efforts to ensure the sustained long-term development of the Championship and look for solutions enabling it to achieve this. "It asks all of the teams to make a positive contribution to the success of this approach through proposals and initiatives in the interest of the Championship and its continuation over the long term."