New McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says it's hard to see new manufacturers coming into Formula 1 with the new technical and sporting rules being discussed for 2021. In recent years F1 has been trying to attract new companies such as Aston Martin, Audi or Volkswagen into the sport. But only Honda has actually taken the jump, returning to competition in 2014 to join Ferrari, Mercedes and Renault It had been hoped that cost caps and less complicated engines might appeal to prospective manufacturers. But the way that the proposed new regulations are developing - such as the decision to retain the troublesome MGU-H - makes that increasingly unlikely, according to Seidl. McLaren's Seidl...
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