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Mercedes: We cannot justify cheap engine deals

Mercedes says it would find it hard to justify dropping engine costs to customer teams to stave of the threat of an independent engine in Formula 1, but is open to talk to the FIA about it. The FIA announced earlier this month that amid concerns about the high cost of engines to customer teams, it was to make a push to find a cheap independent supplier. Mercedes is against the idea because it thinks having two engines competing against each other in F1 would be difficult to implement However, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says he understands why the FIA is pursuing the idea and wants engine costs cut. "I think that it is perfectly legitimate for the FIA to try to convince the...
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