Engines and their reliability will determine F1 pecking order early on in new V6 turbo era 25 February, 2014 At the moment the Mercedes V6 turbo is the best power unit in F1 Just as Renault's problems mounted, the troubled Formula 1 engine supplier's track boss Remi Taffin was rushed to hospital. BlogFormula 1.it reports that the Frenchman missed the first week of testing in Bahrain, where Renault's V6 ‘power unit' crisis continued to unfurl, because he had to have his appendix removed. The report said Taffin is now recovering. It is an awkward time for Renault Sport, mere days before performance development of its troubled 2014 ‘power unit' is mandatorily frozen by the FIA....
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