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FIA confident it can avoid two-tier engine performance split

Jean Todt says he is confident the FIA can ensure the proposed twin-turbo customer engine can be brought into line with the V6 Hybrid power units should they be introduced from 2017. The FIA and FOM have together launched a tender for a manufacturer to develop an engine that can be offered at a significantly lower cost than that of the current generation V6 power units, a move that has irked the current engine manufacturers Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault and Honda. Set to run to a different, much simpler specification, the proposal has been met with caution from neutral observers, with McLaren's Jenson Button saying earlier this weekend that he doesn't believe it will be possible to ensure a...
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