Ferrari is not the only engine manufacturer that spent some performance development engine tokens ahead of the Russian Grand Prix. It was already known that Ferrari had upgraded its ‘power unit', but Auto Motor und Sport now reports that reigning champions Mercedes have also handed in some tokens – two – for Sochi. 'The modifications relate to the fuel system,' the German report said, adding that Petronas is also using a new lubricant in Russia. The report said the next engine step for Ferrari will come in Canada, where a revised turbo will cost the Maranello marque a further two tokens. In other news, F1 looks set to rubber-stamp revised engine regulations for 2017 and...
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