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Torque of V6 engine like Star Wars says Coulthard
David Coulthard
Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard says he was blown away by the performance of this year's title-winning Mercedes V6 turbo engine.
Recently at Silverstone, the former McLaren and Red Bull driver tried this year's controversial ‘power unit' technology for the first time with a turn at the wheel of the 2014 Williams.
The BBC commentator told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport: 'The power and torque of the engine is incredible.
'You hit the gas on the straight and start changing gear every 50 metres,' said the 43-year-old, who contested almost 250 grands prix through the sport's fabled V10 and V8 eras.
'The world starts flying past you so fast that you feel like you're in...
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