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Hulkenberg hopes 2014 cars not too slow

Nico Hulkenberg hopes the cars of F1's all-new era are not too slow. At the end of the long V12 and V10-powered era of normally aspirated power, the sport is switching to 'greener' V6 turbo engines from 2014, bolstered by sophisticated energy recovery systems. But some fear the cars, at least in 2014, will be three or four seconds slower than the field of 2013, bringing them within the range of the support series GP2. Asked if that kind of performance would be a disappointment, German Hulkenberg admitted: "It would be a step in the wrong direction. "Formula One must remain the ultimate," said Hulkenberg. "If we lose four seconds, then the GP2 cars would be very close to...
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