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Mercedes denies F1 engines not road-relevant

Mercedes has hit back at claims the ‘power units' featured in Formula one today will never carry over to normal road cars. Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko was the first to make the claim, telling APA news agency last week: 'As they are so difficult and complex, it will be impossible to use them in road cars.' And F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who also despises the current engine formula, told the latest edition of Autosprint magazine: 'A friend of mine, who I will not name but who works for a big manufacturer, told me that the technical solutions on the current F1 hybrids will never be used on road cars.' But the BBC is now quoting Mercedes engine chief Andy Cowell as insisting 'exactly...
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