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Ecclestone: I thought Mercedes and Red Bull had a deal

It appears that Red Bull have snookered themselves out of engine options for 2016 and beyond, although F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was under the impression a deal has been struck between the energy drinks outfit and Mercedes. Speaking to Sky Sports, Ecclestone said, 'I thought and was told that Mr Lauda had made an agreement with Mr Mateschitz and they had a nice handshake when Niki confirmed they would be supplied with Mercedes engines.' At the same time the sport's biggest power broker revealed why talks between Ferrari and Red Bull have ended in a stalemate, 'I understand [Red Bull] are being offered engines that are currently in use today and not the engines which will be used [by...
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