 Williams are thought to be in favour of Mosley's proposals
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Plans to cut costs in Formula One by using standardised engines are gaining support among its teams, claims world motorsport's governing body the FIA.
Following Honda's shock F1 exit due to the global economic crisis, FIA boss Max Mosley proposed an 11 December deadline for teams to back his scheme.
A spokesman said: "There has been a very positive response from the F1 teams regarding our engine proposals."
Mosley's proposal needs the backing of at least four teams to be viable.
The spokesman added: "It would be inappropriate to comment on the reaction of any individual team, or give further details, in advance of Friday's [FIA] World Council meeting."
A complete powertrain - with an engine supplied by Cosworth and gearbox from Xtrac and Ricardo - will cost the teams an initial up-front payment of £1.68m.
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That would be followed by a fee of £5.4m per season over the three years of the agreement, running from 2010 through to 2012.
Such a figure is around 10% of what teams have spent on engines in recent years.
It is believed that the four independent outfits - Williams, Force India, Red Bull and Toro Rosso - will sign up, with major manufacturer Renault possibly joining them, although Renault refused to comment on Tuesday.
The remaining marques, Ferrari, McLaren - in conjunction with Mercedes-Benz - BMW Sauber and Toyota, will have two options open to them.
They can build their own engines to the same specification as the Cosworth, or continue to use their existing units, but on a par in terms of performance.
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