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Can Honda & Renault catch-up?

Engine tokens: love them or loathe them, they're here to stay - as the means by which F1 can, on the one hand, allow development of the power units introduced in 2014 while, on the other, not let costs spiral out of control. The system is complicated but there is method in the madness. Because the hybrid technology is relatively new, it was decided not to follow a V8-style engine freeze. Moreover, the fear was that any advantage gained by a manufacturer - Mercedes, as it turned out - would be locked in through to 2020. A quick refresher: the power unit is divided into groups of functions, with each given a weighting of either one, two or three development tokens. So, for example, if a...
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