LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -Formula One’s governing body says next year’s rules revamp will fix a loophole that has allowed teams to exceed a driver’s engine allocation without the new power unit being included in cost cap calculations.

Four-times world champion Max Verstappen started in the pitlane and finished on the podium in Brazil this month after Red Bull replaced the Honda engine in his car with a brand new one.

Rivals McLaren subsequently asked the International Automobile Federation (FIA) whether the engine would be part of Red Bull’s cost cap spending, something of a grey area at present.

McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are one-two in the drivers standings with three rounds remaining but Verstappen remains a threat in third place and 49 points off the lead.

“If the engine w

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