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Are 5 engines enough for 21 or 22 races?

We've spoken about the 2014 regulations and in particular, I asked Shell's oil and lubricant wizards about the task at hand of serving up to 22 races with only five (5) engines during the season. The 2013 season allows for eight (8) engines for 19 races so increasing and one has to consider that the FIA regulations was written with a 18-19 race schedule in mind. Should that ballon to 20 or 21 races, is 5 engines enough? AUTOSPORT's Mr. Noble wrote a nice piece on the issue today and suggested that the regulations may have to be tweaked should 21 or 22 races be approved (most notably should New Jersey come on board), this could really challenge what is already a challenging task. Mr. Noble...
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