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Repeal the three-engine rule? Forget it, says Todt

FIA president Jean Todt says there's not a ghost of a chance that Formula 1 will scrap next year's three-engine rule despite the prospect of even more grid penalties undermining the sport. In their bid to cut costs, Formula 1 teams agreed on an annual decrease of the power unit allocation, with a three-engine limit set for 2018. In a season when grid penalties wreaked havoc on many drivers' qualifying performance, reducing further the limit has brought on the fear on even more demotions next season, with Red Bull's Christian Horner calling the move "barking mad". Todt however is adamant the rule will be enforced, as teams are not unanimous on the controversial subject. Wolff lays...
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