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Formula 1 of the future has refueling and faster cars

Formula 1 is set to bring back refuelling in 2017 as part of a rules revamp that will also make the cars faster, louder and more aggressive looking. The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement on Friday, a day after a meeting of the sport's Strategy Group, that the aim was to make cars five to six seconds a lap quicker. This will be achieved through aerodynamic rule changes, the use of wider tyres and making the cars lighter. Engines will remain the current V6 turbo hybrids, introduced last year in place of the V8s, but they will be higher revving and noisier. Refuelling, which was banned in 2010, will return with a maximum race fuel allowance. For 2016,...
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