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F1 power badly sold to fans - Wolff
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the power delivered from the current F1 power units has been badly sold as a product. New engine regulations brought in at the start of the 2014 season saw the introduction of 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines in place of the previous naturally aspirated V8s. The switch led to a reduction in noise which has drawn criticism from some quarters, and Wolff believes F1 is failing to explain just how powerful and impressive the current engines are. "With the exception of the turbo era in the 1980s, where we had a qualifying lap at more than 1000hp, we have the most powerful engines of the modern era," Wolff told Tiroler Tageszeitung....
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