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Todt: F1 teams voted unanimously for engine penalties
FIA president Jean Todt revealed that teams were unanimously responsible for introducing the universally unpopular engine penalty system, while insisting that the Formula 1 in the current era is far too expensive and aims to address the issue starting with three engines per driver limit in 2018. Speaking to reporters in Abu Dhabi, Todt said of engine penalties, 'I will say that it had been consensus – from everybody – that punishment would be through grid penalty. So that's what it is.' 'You are talking about three engines for next year. Well, it is something that was decided. There were even people thinking: why don't we have one engine for the whole championship?' Next year...
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