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Red Bull suspicion prompts FIA clarification on oil burn
Formula 1's engine manufacturers have been reminded by the FIA that they are not allowed to 'burn' engine oil as fuel, after Red Bull suspected rivals Mercedes could have been employing such tricks in qualifying. There has been much focus over the past 12 months about how Mercedes has been able to extract a decent step from its engine in qualifying, with its power advantage not so obvious in the races. One idea that emerged from rivals was that Mercedes could have been cleverly burning excess oil – with added power-boosting or anti-knock additives – to help deliver a boost when it was needed in Q2 and Q3. With F1 engines now operating on a closed system – the engine sump breather...
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