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Mercedes already selling power units at a loss

Toto Wolff says Mercedes is reluctant to reduce the price of its power units for customers since it is already making a loss, though he insists the manufacturer is open to cost cutting dialogue. The FIA has sparked controversy by submitting a proposal to introduce a standard customer engine for 2017 after it was revealed Ferrari had utilised its veto to vote against a cost cap measures designed to reduce the price of the power units for small, cash-strapped teams. Indeed, with the FIA expressing its frustration at the lofty price of power units, which are believed to be in the region of 20-25 million euros, the organisation's president Jean Todt revealed the price should be more in the...
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