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New F1 V6 turbo powered cars already catching up with V8 era speed

New F1 V6 turbo powered cars already catching up with V8 era speed 21 February, 2014 Kevin Magnussen set a respectable time on day two in Bahrain Fears that the pace of second-tier GP2 cars could overtake Formula 1 in 2014 are now easing as some respectable lap times were clocked. After the opening test of the all-new V6 ‘power unit' era at Jerez recently, Jenson Button warned that GP2 will run Formula 1 close on some circuits this year. But in Bahrain on Thursday, Button's new rookie teammate Kevin Magnussen surprised the entire paddock with his best lap of just under 95 seconds – a shade over 2.5 seconds shy of Nico Rosberg's V8-powered 2013 pole position. Afterwards,...
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