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New engines would kill F1 - Wolff

Getty Images Enlarge Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Formula One would be "digging its own grave" if it follows Red Bull's proposal to ditch the current V6 turbo power units for simplified versions. Horner suggested at the Brazilian Grand Prix that F1 should revert to the V8s used for the last eight years as the costs of the new V6 turbos was damaging the sport. In Abu Dhabi he revised that suggestion by proposing a simplified version of the current power units from 2016 onwards to save costs. But Mercedes, whose success this year has been based on its innovative power unit, believes simplifying technology goes against everything F1 stands for. "First of all, I fully agree...
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