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Todt: F1 engine manufacturers not interested in reducing costs

Amid a growing crisis within the sport FIA president Jean Todt believes the only real problem with today's Formula 1 engine regulations is the cost, and it appears engine builders are not prepared to help reduce these costs. In a joint interview with German broadcaster ZDF, however, Bernie Ecclestone and Todt's predecessor Max Mosley painted a very different picture. There are rumours that a parallel bi-turbo V6 formula could soon arrive, and F1 supremo Ecclestone is even talking about reviving the old screaming V8s. But Todt is totally unconvinced that the current regulations are broken. 'It is true that one of the teams (Mercedes) has done a better job with the new power units,' he...
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