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Analysis: Why hybrid engines are an F1 must for Mercedes
Formula 1's current hybrid turbo engines have served to divide opinion, with Bernie Ecclestone a chief critic about their noise and costs. But as teams resisted efforts to revert to the V8 power units, the less public benefits of the more efficient power units have emerged. Now one of Mercedes' top men has claimed that the new hybrid V6s are essential for the German car manufacturer's road car business because technology transfer is working. Road car relevance Ecclestone recently suggested that the current turbo V6 power units were not delivering for the sport, because they were too expensive, not loud enough and he suggested had no relevance for the road car industry. But Thomas Weber,...
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