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Drivers split over potential V10 comeback

Mar.21 Top Formula 1 drivers are split over whether the sport should bring back light, loud, crowd-pleasing V10 engines sooner rather than later. Reports are circulating suggesting Liberty Media, the FIA, and some of the teams are advocating for delaying the all-new engine rules for 2026 in order to accelerate the return of normally-aspirated V10s running on sustainable fuel from 2028. 'It's no secret – the V6 sound was never good,' Lewis Hamilton said in Shanghai. He, like Max Verstappen, recalled the first time he saw F1 cars way back in 1996, revealing: 'My whole chest vibrated. 'It was the most overwhelming thing I've ever felt and heard,' added Hamilton. 'Unfortunately, over...
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