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Ecclestone still unhappy about F1 switch to V6 turbo engines
Ecclestone still unhappy about F1 switch to V6 turbo engines 27 November, 2013 Bernie Ecclestone Formula 1′s V8 power plants have roared for the last time, but Bernie Ecclestone still thinks moving to turbo-charged V6 engines next year is a bad idea.
Asked by the Spanish sports newspaper Marca if he thinks the radical rules shift for 2014 was necessary, the Formula 1 chief executive answered: 'No I don't, but let's wait and see.'
Ecclestone, 83, also answered 'yes' when asked if he thinks forcing teams to spend extra in already tight economic conditions is a mistake.
'I think it is a mistake, but I don't think it is going to change Formula 1,' he insisted. 'We have changed the rules...
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