F1 close to cheaper engine solution, says Todt

By Alan Baldwin BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Formula One is close to a solution that would allow hard-up private teams to secure cheaper engines from the sport's four manufacturers without the need for an alternative supplier, FIA president Jean Todt said on Friday. Speaking just hours before the deadline for the manufacturers to come up with proposals, as they agreed to do last November, the Frenchman said he was optimistic after recent meetings. "They (the manufacturers) are going to make s