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F1 abandons early V8 push as engine meeting postponed

Formula 1 will not switch to V8 power units before the original 2031 timeframe after an engine meeting in London to try and fast-track the switch was postponed by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

Ben Sulayem has long been keen for F1 to switch to simpler and cheaper engines as soon as feasible, with a proposal on the table to move to a 2.4-litre V8 with a smaller hybrid element and sustainable fuel.

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