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Ecclestone's call to ‘get rid of bloody silly engines'
Ex-Formula 1 boss, Bernie Ecclestone, has called on Liberty Media and the FIA to 'get rid of these bloody silly engines' – also known as 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrids. Formula 1 has used this engine specification since 2014 and look set to continue to do so until at least 2024 or 2025, depending on what compromises teams can make in their continued discussion over an engine freeze in the wake of Honda's upcoming exit at the end of the 2021 season. The sport has been hit by two strong waves of nostalgia over the course of the 2020 season as Mick Schumacher blasted his father's V10-powered Ferrari F2004 at Mugello and Fernando Alonso blew the cobwebs off his title-winning Renault R245,...
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