Mosley reveals 'world engine' plans

While visiting the new Algarve racing circuit, Max Mosley has revealed that the FIA are looking into the possibility of having a single engine formula across Formula One, WRC and Formula Two. The formula would make its entry in 2013, when the current engine regulations would stop to exist.

The FIA president said: "It would work in turbocharged form for F1 and then all the way down to naturally aspirated form for the lesser categories and in a turbocharged or naturally aspirated form for the World Rally Championship."

While there are still doubts of the feasibility, Mosley is concinved that such formula would be interesting given the current amounts of money that are invested in racing engines.

Despite the early stages, the statement at least indicates in which direction the FIA is thinking to keep the top motorsport categories payable. There is already a plan to end the current F1 engine rules after 2012 in favour of a more cost and fuel efficient design.