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Ecclestone campaigns for independent engines

Formula 1 Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone acknowledges that some critical decisions will need to be made in the next few years, if the sport is to survive. Chief amongst those decisions will be the possible introduction of an independent engine, which will likely put an end to single team domination, which he feels is driving fans away. 'It's not good for the sport. It gets boring,' Ecclestone told German newspaper Welt Am Sonntag. 'Some people just tune in for the start and then turn off their TV again because Mercedes makes the races rather boring,' added Ecclestone.  'With the engine of an alternative supplier we want to boost the competition and we want to make F1 more...
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