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F1 teams showed little enthusiasm for the ‘client engine’ idea

Up and down the pitlane, there is little enthusiasm for Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA’s plan for a ‘client engine’ in formula one.

F1 supremo Ecclestone, who has convinced FIA president Jean Todt to back him, said the current ‘power unit’ era is an existential threat to the sport. “We must introduce this new engine,” he said, referring to apparent plans for a Cosworth or Ilmor-supplied 2.2 litre…