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Lauda backs plans for aggressive 1000hp F1 cars
Niki Lauda is behind plans to make future Formula 1 cars harder to drive with more aggressive styling and much more powerful engines. Whilst Mercedes is currently dominant with its hyrbid-V6, Lauda supports proposals put forward by Bernie Ecclestone and the F1 Strategy Group to tweak the engines so that they produce over 1,000hp, even if the move could cut Mercedes lead over its rivals. The Austrian champion reckons the cars have become too easy to drive and says a return to his era would make the sport "faster and more difficult". "Right now, the cars allow any F3 or GP2 driver to be fast right away, without having to take a lot of risk," he said. "You can drive...
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