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Ecclestone wants cheaper V6 engines
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who has been critical of the sport's V6 turbo hybrid power units since their debut last year, said on Sunday he would be happy to keep them if they became more powerful for less money. Engine manufacturers held talks in the Bahrain Grand Prix paddock on Friday about plans to introduce 1 000 horsepower V6 units from 2017, which would make cars louder and more of a handful. Asked whether he would be happy to continue with the V6, or still wanted to go back to the old V8s, Ecclestone told reporters: "If it's going to be the current engine, upgraded to 1 000hp, good. And they need to supply them at a price that the teams can afford to pay....
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