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FIA should cap engine costs says its former technical adviser

Tony Purnell, the FIA's former technical adviser, has launched a stinging attack on his previous employer for failing to cap the cost of the new V6 engines which were introduced this year and have contributed to the collapse of Caterham and Marussia according to an article in the Independent by Christian Sylt.Last month Marussia and Caterham went into administration and, since then, the former has ceased trading whilst the latter has only made it to this weekend's season-ender in Abu Dhabi by calling on fans to invest money through crowd-funding. As Pitpass revealed last month, Caterham owes a total of £16.2m with the biggest creditor being Renault. It is no coincidence.Renault is...
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