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Ecclestone reveals details of customer car plan

Formula 1 looks set to head down the customer car avenue within the next few years after the matter was discussed at length during a recent Strategy Group meeting. Whilst a number of the smaller teams are totally opposed to the idea, Bernie Ecclestone is pushing ahead with it and took the opportunity on Friday to shed further light on what it entails. "You would make all the chassis the same, and then we would do a deal with one of the engine suppliers. It should work," he said of the proposal which is aimed at boosting the grid and reducing the financial burden on the small teams. WHAT ARE CUSTOMER CARS? The idea behind customer cars is to supply a standard chassis and engine...
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