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Refuelling would give F1 “gas-guzzling” image, warns Williams

Claire Williams has warned that reintroducing refuelling to Formula 1 could be damaging to the image of the sport by undermining its green credentials. Underlining widespread opposition among teams to bringing refuelling back, the Williams deputy team principal said such a move is incompatible with the efficient technology that car makers want to promote. “The manufacturers have just spent hundreds of millions on these new hybrid power units," she said at the Autosport International show on Saturday. "[They] are much more relevant to the road industry, and to the energy-efficient conversations that we need to have in society now. “To bring back refuelling and to make F1...
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