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Todt reheats 'global engines' proposal
FIA President Jean Todt has suggested that Formula 1 should consider developing 'global engines' in order to rein in spiralling costs. The idea would be for the same engine unit to be used across a number of different open-wheel championships, such as IndyCar in the US. Rallying, touring cars and prototype sportscars series could also sign up. The proposal was previously discussed in 2009. The FIA commissioned British engineering consultancy Ricardo to analyse whether a common rules package was viable. However the proposals went no where after the different series organisers expressed concerns over cost and practicality at the time. "At the moment each category of motorsport has its...
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