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Bernie ready for engine war

Bernie Ecclestone has told Sky Sports News HQ he is ready for a war with the engine manufacturers over power unit regulation changes. Last week the World Motorsport Council [WMSC] voted to give a mandate to FIA president Jean Todt and Ecclestone 'to make recommendations and decisions regarding a number of pressing issues in Formula 1 such as governance, power units and cost reduction'. For the moment plans for a simpler, cheaper customer engine in 2017 have been shelved and Ecclestone and Todt are set to present their proposals to the teams by January 31 2016. "What we are trying to do at the moment is to get regulations for a new engine that is the same for everyone," Ecclestone...
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