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Exclusive: Mecachrome applies for Formula 1 engine tender

Mecachrome has joined the bidding process to supply Formula 1 with an independent engine from 2017, and revealed to Motorsport.com the first images of what its new engine could look like. With Ilmor and AER having expressed their interest in the engine concept to the FIA last week, Mecachrome has now confirmed it too wants to get involved, and reckons it would need just six months to get a power unit up and running. "We won a few months ago the GP3 engine supplier deal from 2016, which will be an atmospheric 3.4L V6," Jean-Charles Raillat, Racing Activities director for the Mecachrome Group told Motorsport.com. "We also won the supplier contract for GP2 series from 2017 with...
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