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F1: Mercedes backs V8 return
Toto Wolff admits he would love to see the return of V8s to F1, but warns that the sport must not abandon the electrical side of the power units. The Austrian's comments follow FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem's claim that not only will V8s return to the sport, and as early as 2030, but that there is nothing either F1 or the manufacturers can do about it as by then the sport's governing body will have total autonomy. 'From a Mercedes standpoint, we are open to new engine regulations,' said Wolff. 'We love V8s, it has only great memories, and from our perspective, it's a pure Mercedes engine, it revs high. 'But how do we give it enough energy from the battery side to not lose connection...
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