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Todt wants $12m engines to drop independent supplier plan
A concession by Formula 1 manufacturers to offer cheaper engines to smaller teams would be enough to stave off the prospect of a standard power unit, FIA president Jean Todt has said. The FIA wants to push on with plans to find an independent engine supplier in F1 for 2017, which would guarantee all outfits access to a power unit if needed. If the idea gets some support from F1 stakeholders, then Todt is hoping that the matter can be put out to tender so a supplier for an engine that costs $6-7 million per season can be found. However, with some scepticism from teams about the dangers that could emerge if there are two different types of engines competing in F1, there remain many hurdles to...
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