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Newey: F1 risks Mercedes/Ferrari lockdown

Formula 1 risks turning into a sport where only Mercedes and Ferrari will be able to win races if it does not embrace the idea of an independent engine, reckons Adrian Newey. While F1's manufacturers are currently trying to put together a plan to bring costs down for power units, or risk the independent engine coming in to play, Newey is adamant about which route the sport should go down. He is particularly worried that F1's current regulations mean only the main works teams have a chance of winning – something he thinks is damaging. "I think the independent engine is a very good option because it allows private teams to have what should be a competitive engine for a much more...
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