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Plans for fifth engine set to be scrapped
Plans for a fifth engine in Formula 1 this season are to be ditched, claims Mercedes chief Niki Lauda, with the idea having failed to get the unanimous support it needed to come into force. As Motorsport.com reported in March, teams had backed the idea of allowing an extra power unit to be used in 2015 as a way of ensuring plenty of running in Friday practice sessions. But as the implications of the rule change became clearer, and some teams wanted the extra engine for competitive benefits, resistance to the switch emerged. Now, ahead of a meeting of F1's Strategy Group on May 14, Lauda thinks that the rule change will get vetoed, ensuring that all drivers remain limited to four engines....
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