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Analysis: Why engines are an easy scapegoat for F1 woes

The current V6 hybrid turbo engines have been blamed for a lot of the problems Formula 1 is having. But that's just a very simplistic view, as Kate Walker explains. At its best, Formula 1 is spectacular. As the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix proved, wheel-to-wheel battles can and do take place in modern grand prix racing. Whatever we learned about engine settings in the aftermath of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's multi-lap duel around the Sakhir Circuit last year, there was no doubt in the minds of those present that they were watching our generation's equivalent of the legendary 1979 French Grand Prix battle for second place between Gilles Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux. It was F1 history in the...
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