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Set for a turbo charge

December 2nd, 2013 (F1plus/G. Keilloh).- The Brazilian Grand Prix wasn't short on farewells, which included Mark Webber's retirement. Nevertheless, the most prominent of these was that it was the scene of the final bow of the current engine spec: V8 2.4 litre units which are to be replaced by V6 1.6 litre turbo hybrids next campaign. This got rather a lot of ceremony: tributes in the TV coverage throughout the weekend ('let's listen to these engines one last time' seemed a common refrain), references on the internet to 'the glorious V8 era' as well as even some teams revving their units until they went pop, or very nearly pop, after the Interlagos race. But I for one refrained from...
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