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Engine costs have doubled

Though some still claim it is the sound of the new F1 formula that has turned fans (and sponsors) off, a familiar high pitched scream can still be heard in some areas of the paddock… the offices of team finance directors. Though enjoying something of a renaissance, certainly compared to where it was a couple of years back, Williams owes much of its recent success to the inspired move to Mercedes power units. However, the move came at a price. 'Costs went up by about £20m and the reasons for that were three-fold,' Williams finance director, Alan Kinch, told the Independent. 'The first one and the most significant one of all of them was the increase in costs in the power unit....
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