Four-time world champion Alan Prost of France believes that introduction of turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 powerplants from the start of 2014 will shift F1's technical focus back onto the engine and away from aerodynamics.
Formula One currently uses the normally-aspirated V8 units which will be replaced by V6 powerplants from the next season which would mark the return of turbochargers and more significant use of egenerative technologies such as KERS.
"As soon as you freeze engine development, the chassis and aerodynamics become more important again," Prost explained in a Renault Sport Q&A, "In 2014, the situation will be rebalanced, [and] there'll be a very interesting technical side to the sport, where greater emphasis will be again placed on engines.
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