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Fernley warns against customer cars

Force India have yet to be sold on the customer car proposal amidst concerns that the 'very fabric' of F1 will be 'destroyed forever and a day.' Although Formula 1's midfield teams had hoped for some sort of cost cutting initiative at least month's Strategy Group meeting, they were instead handed the idea of customer cars. Customer cars would theoretically save the smaller teams as it would allow them to drastically reduce their costs. But, in exchange, they would lose their constructor status. It is either that, or they remain a constructor and continue to struggle to make the development pace - and finances - of the top teams. 'It's very important we give everybody the...
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