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Financial backing key to Illien's involvement in F1
Ilmor co-founder engine guru Mario Illien says his company would require substantial financial backing to enter F1 as an independent engine manufacturer. Illien, who partnered with Mercedes to become McLaren's engine builder in the 1990s, casts a positive eye on Formula 1's future engine platform, but does not see his company entering the sport anytime soon. Porsche keeps new LMP1 engine program active... for F1? "In principle it is the right direction -- the technology must become simpler and cheaper," the Swiss engineer told Auto Motor und Sport. "But for a private manufacturer, we cannot do it without outside help. "I could not develop a business model like we have...
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