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Ferrari bring back designer Byrne

Ferrari have brought back Formula 1 design legend Rory Byrne to work on the car they will race in 2014. Byrne, 69, was the chief designer on the car's with which Michael Schumacher won all seven of his world titles, two with Benetton and five with Ferrari. Ferrari said Byrne, who has been working on road car projects as a consultant, would provide 'operational support' to the design team. F1 is introducing its biggest set of rule changes in decades for next year. The current 2.4-litre V8 engines will be replaced by 1.6-litre V6 turbos, energy recovery will be a much greater factor in performance and the chassis rules have also been tweaked to help increase efficiency. Byrne's new role is...
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