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Freeze Mercedes PU development to allow engine parity – Franz Tost
Scuderia Toro Rosso Team Principal Franz Tost has suggested the FIA should block Mercedes from developing their engine, until the other manufacturers are on a par, and then freeze the lot. Constraints on the power unit in terms of part weights, dimensions and materials, and on boost pressure are being introduced for the 2017 season, in a bid to close the performance gap, following the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team’s domination since the V6 turbo hybrid era was introduced in 2014. The restrictions will continue in 2018, but Tost feels further efforts should be made to level the playing field, as he told Autosport.com, recently. “I hope that earlier or later there will be a...
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