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JEREZ, Spain -- Formula Ones sweeping rule changes may be contributing to defending champion Red Bulls dismal start to the preseason. The smaller teams just dont see his troubles transferring into a major shift in the balance of power this season. F1 decided to overhaul its rulebook after the 2013 season, when Sebastian Vettel paraded his Red Bull to victory in the last nine races to win his fourth consecutive title. However, team bosses and chief engineers told The Associated Press that the move to more expensive turbo engines, as well as numerous other changes, will only reinforce the dominance of the front-runners who are better equipped to absorb the increased costs and have money left over to spend on other aspects of their vehicles. Many of those who help run the teams that rarely, if ever, reach the podium expect the gap between the top and bottom to only get bigger. Williams chief technical officer, Pat Symonds, said the best way to encourage parity was not through change, but rather by creating "stability" that would level the technological playing field. "If you stir up the rules to make it economically more difficult, absolutely no, you are not going to make the racing closer," he said. Symonds spoke to the AP in Williams hospitality tent pitched at the end of a row of the other teams luxurious motorhomes at the Jerez track, where preseason testing is being held until Friday. Symonds joined Williams this season from struggling Marussia to help in what he called a rebuilding of the team, whose ninth and last constructors title came in 1997, last grand prix victory was in 2012, and which earned just five points last year. "Changing to the 2014 power unit and then running the 2014 power unit is very significantly more expensive than it was prior," Symonds said. "Now that hits the smaller and the mid-sized teams much harder than it does the big teams." Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley said his team and others agreed. "The disparity between the teams that are lower down the grid and the ones at the front is also connected to how much you can spend on development," Fernley said. "We are all having to spend roughly 100 million euros ($135.74 million) to go racing; thats to build a car, to go to each of the 19 races. So whatever youve got above that is your development. So if youve got 10 million and Ferrari have got 100 million, theres always going to be a difference." Besides switching to a 1.6-litre V6 turbo engine from last years 2.4-litre V8 engine, the rule changes focus on boosting cars energy recovery systems, and alter their fuel limit, weight, and body. F1 also decided to award double points to the seasons last race to keep the title race alive, and fans and TV audiences interested. Caterham team principal Cyril Abiteboul called the double points decision an "artificial" fix to try to increase competition in appearance, while not in reality. Abiteboul said he supported the move to push innovation in F1 so that it could continue its mission of "preceding the automobile industry." But he said applying so many changes in one year instead of over two or three hurts smaller teams like Caterham, which didnt win a point in its first two seasons. For both Fernley and Abiteboul, the new regulations put more importance on the engine manufacturers: Renault (Red Bulls engine maker), Mercedes and Ferrari, who in addition to having their own factory teams, also sell engines to the other eight teams. For a smaller team "to win a race I think is a little bit extreme," Abiteboul said. "That would really only happen if one of the three engine manufacturers we have this season has a real performance advantage on the other two, firstly, and even if that happens I would expect that the factory team of that engine manufacturer would have an edge." Although Red Bull has managed just 14 laps through three days of testing due to engine problems, it should still be in fine shape come season end. The season begins with the Australian Grand Prix on March 16. Cheap Saucony Shoes Canada Saucony Shoes Canada Sale . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.discountsauconycanada.com/ . -- Pelicans coach Monty Williams does not expect guard Eric Gordon to play in any of New Orleans final five games this season. Saucony Outlet Canada . The team announced the defensive coordinator will not be offered a contract extension. Discount Saucony Shoes Canada . As deep as their roster is, they need their superstar. Rose scored 23 points in his return from a five-game absence due to back pain, and Chicago hung on to beat the struggling Atlanta Hawks 90-79 on Monday.Clemson, SC (SportsNetwork.com) - Rod Hall scored 19 points to lead Clemsons come-from-behind 68-65 overtime win over No. 18 Arkansas on Sunday. The Razorbacks could not hold on to a lead late in regulation as Clemson scored the last six points to force OT. Hall scored 16 after halftime, Jaron Blossomgame added 17 and pulled down eight rebounds, and Donte Grantham netted 14 points for the Tigers (5-3), who bounced back from a loss to Rutgers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge last Monday. Michael Qualls paced the Hogs with 21 points, and Bobby Portis chipped in 18. Arkansas (6-2) has lost two in a row after suffering a 95-77 setback to Iowa State on Thursday. With 1:17 left, a Portis layup gave the Razorbacks a 57-51 lead. Hall responded with a bucket and Clemsons defense took over for the remainder of regulation. It forced three turnovers and did not yield a shot in the final minute as Hall and Blossomgame each hit layups to tie the game and send it to overtime. The Tigers also scored the first five points in overtime on a 3-pointer from Hall and layup from Landry Nnoko. Arkansas cut its deficit to one possession twice, but Hall went 4-for-4 on foul shots to hel maintain Clemsons lead. Down six with 1:01 left in overtime, Qualls hit a triple to get Arkansas within three, and a steal by Alandise Harris seconds later got the Razorbacks the ball back. Harris missed the layup, and neither team would score again.dddddddddddd A pair of missed free throws by Blossomgame with four seconds left gave Arkansas one last chance, but it could not get a shot off as the buzzer sounded. Trailing by nine late in the first half, Qualls scored five straight points to close the half for Arkansas. Clemson held a 29-25 lead at the break thanks to 12 points from Grantham. After Blossomgames layup 2:35 into the second half extended the Clemson advantage back to five points, the Hogs went on an 8-0 run to earn their biggest lead of the game to that point. Qualls scored the final five points of that run after Harris started it with a triple. That Blossomgame bucket was Clemsons last shot made from the field until there were only 10 minutes remaining. Halls layup ended the drought, but Qualls 3-pointer on the ensuing possession bumped the Arkansas edge back to seven points. From there, the Tigers went on a 16-9 run to force overtime. Hall fueled the run with seven points in the final 10 minutes of regulation. Game Notes Clemson improved to 1-2 all-time against Arkansas ... Harris six points put him over the 1,000-point milestone in his college career ... Blossomgames three-game double-double streak came to an end ... Arkansas hosts Dayton on Saturday, and Clemson takes on Auburn at home on Sunday. ' ' '