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Abiteboul warns against reviving engine 'arms race'

Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul has spoken out against the latest plans for the sport's technical future. New owners Liberty Media announced their vision for Formula 1's engine specifications from 2021 on Tuesday. They retain the basic current architecture of the 1.6-litre V6 hybrid. However, power is upped to 3000rpm and the MGU-H would be dispensed with in favour of more kinetic energy recovery systems. That didn't impress Abiteboul and his team, however, which from next year will include the former head of the FIA's F1 technical department, Marcin Budkowski. "Despite maybe what FOM and FIA would say, what is put forward is a new engine," Abiteboul told...
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