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‘Client engine’ divides opinions of F1 insiders

‘Client engine' divides opinions of F1 insiders The proposal to make F1 a two-tier engine formula has divided opinions among the sport's insiders. Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt are reportedly hand-in-hand on the plan, which was triggered when Ferrari exercised its controversial veto against the idea of a price cap for customer engines. So the new plan is to push through a parallel set of regulations, with an independent supplier like Ilmor or Cosworth going head-to-head with the existing ‘power units' but with a more affordable, Indycar-like twin-turbo V6. Ilmor chief Mario Illien, however, has warned that to ensure the new engines can compete with the state-of-the-art...
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