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Formula 1 going all-electric 'not going to happen' - Jean Todt

Formula 1's recent claims that it could go all-electric in the next decade if the market called for it is 'nonsense' according to FIA president Jean Todt. Ross Brawn recently claimed F1 could look at going all-electric, although admitted it wasn't a short-term proposal. However Formula E's boss Alejandro Agag scoffed at the comments, claiming FE has an exclusive agreement to be the only all-electric single seater category. Todt confirmed that claim and shut down any talk of F1 going down a similar path. 'It’s true we have an exclusive agreement on single-seater for a certain amount of years with the promoter in Formula E,' said the Frenchman. 'It would be nonsense to say...
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