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Korean entry simply a bargaining chip for fifth engine

The inclusion of Korea on the provisional 2015 calendar raised some eyebrows when it was released by the FIA this week, not least by local organisers who have no knowledge of the proposal to resuscitate the event. Therefore suggestions that it is simply being used as a bargaining tool to make available a fifth power unit for 2015 seems more likely. The regulations state that each driver may only use four complete power units next season, one less than 2014. However several drivers encountered penalties when they were forced to use a sixth unit, and that was a 19-race calendar. Next year, disregarding Korea, the calendar will feature 20 races with Mexico's return, meaning a power unit will...
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