An alternative F1 engine could still be on the cards after Bernie Ecclestone suggested he would pay for its development. Late in 2015 the FIA called for an expression of interest in providing F1 with a budget engine from 2017 onwards after Ferrari vetoed proposals to impose a cost cap on customer supplies of the current V6 hybrid unit.Those proposals appeared to have been shelved after the manufacturers agreed in January to reduce the price they sell their engines for and guarantee all teams a supply to avoid a repeat of the Red Bull saga of 2015. FIA confirm qualy format The FIA have confirmed the new knockout format of qualifying will be used this season However, the subject looks set to return after Ecclestone hinted he would be willing to pick up the development tab for a new engine to ensure a closer and more competitive F1 grid.Ive proposed that we would engage with a manufacturer to make a power unit that would develop the same kind of power as the current power units are developing, he told Sky Sports News HQ.We will contract for whatever it costs and we will supply it to the teams for £7m rather than the £26m or £28m that they pay now.So that hopefully will be a big help and it will certainly stop them having an inferior engine. So I hope that happens. Force Indias chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer is all for reducing costs, but isnt sure that a new engine is the route to take.He hasnt discussed it with me specifically, but obviously I heard about it last year, Szafnauer told Sky Sports when asked about Ecclestones comments.I have reservations as to what that is going to do to the sport. We cant have a two tier power train, although we are all for lower cost engines. In the days of the V8 we had engines at €8m and now they are twice that.We should look at ways of reducing the cost of the power train which will help everybody in F1 from a financial stand point. But I think that could be achieved without having to introduce two separate regulations. Bernie Ecclestone says he wants to take Formula 1 to South Africa sooner rather than later The first race of the 2016 F1 season, the Australian GP, is exclusively live on Sky Sports F1. The race in Melbourne starts at 5am on Sunday March 20. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. Also See: Bernie unsure on qualy changes F1 gossip column Nike Air Max 90 Rea . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. Nike Air Max 95 Billigt . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. The fight served as a rematch of the pairs 2006 meeting, which Henderson won by decision. http://www.reaairmaxsverige.com/ .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. Nike Air Max 90 Herr Billigt . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. Nike Air Max 90 Dam Rea . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. With the college football season officially here, the contact period for senior prospects is open and the sprint to signing day on Feb. 1 begins. Even though there are still 141 days left in this recruiting cycle, that hasnt stopped a handful of coaches from making a big impact on the recruiting trail. So which assistant coaches have done the best job of reeling in recruits so far? That answer can be found in the updated RecruitingNation power rankings. Dont forget the recruiter power rankings are formulated by noot only looking at how many four- or five-star recruits a coach lands but also taking into account the needs those recruits will fill at the next level.ddddddddddddAnd it should come as no surprise that the top two classes in the country, Alabama and Ohio State, each have two coaches ranked in the top five of the rankings, but neither school has the nations top recruiter at this point. ' ' '