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Formula 1 exit would be "painful" for Ferrari - Todt

Ferrari would suffer if it ever follows through on its threat to quit Formula 1, says FIA president Jean Todt. Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne complained about F1's plans to increase standardisation in the planned 2021 engine rules, saying "I don't want to play NASCAR globally". It echoed the concern of rival manufacturers Mercedes and Renault, who said the rules could lead to an arms race, but the Italian team went further in saying it could quit the championship if it did not back the final regulation. Under bilateral agreements, Ferrari and the rest of the teams on the grid are committed to F1 until the end of 2020, but anything beyond that has not been agreed. Todt, who...
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