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Ecclestone wants Mercedes power for entire grid

Bernie Ecclestone would like to see every car on the grid equipped with a Mercedes engine. The F1 supremo is increasingly frustrated with the current turbo V6 rules, as Mercedes is dominating and many fans and promoters are unhappy with the milder engine note. Asked specifically what he wants, Ecclestone told Sport Bild: "The old V8 engines, or the same engine for everybody. "I would like to sign a contract where every team is supplied with a Mercedes engine." Curiously, Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda alluded to this idea earlier in Shanghai, when he told La Gazzetta dello Sport: "If Renault and Honda go, we will give 20 Mercedes engines to everyone and what is the...
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