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Todt: I hate customer cars
FIA president Jean Todt has spoken out against the idea of having customer cars in Formula 1. Despite the major teams pushing forward with their idea for a 'franchise' system should current grid numbers fall, Todt says he thinks such a move would be wrong for the sport. "I hate customer cars," he said. "I think the fascination of F1 is that you have the solid foundations of everyone that participates. "Saying that, if we can find a way to facilitate access to certain technologies and development, I am not absolutely against that. But I am against a [two-tier] system. "For me, it is fine to have Group A, and Group B. But it must be in different categories. F1, F2,...
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