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'2014 turbos will sound sweet'

Formula 1 fans are being promised "sweeter sounding" engines when new turbo regulations are introduced into the sport in 2014. The forthcoming 2013 campaign represents the final one for the 2.4-litre V8-engine format which has been in place since 2006, with the units to be replaced by under-development turb-charged 1.6-litre V6s designed to be more environmentally friendly. Concerns had been raised over how the new generation of engines - which will be known as 'power units' - would sound, and whether as a consequence it would dilute the appeal of F1. However, Mercedes' Andy Cowell, Managing Director of the German firm's High Performance Powertrains, insists the 2014 power units...
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