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Yeah, we have talked about this topic at the start of the year. Personally i was saying what is stopping Minardi (who always qualify last row) from just using last year's engines? They won't be "penalised" for changing engines, and they'd have a handful more horsepower and lighter engine.
However, it is unlikely top teams would go for this approach. The new engines are already matching last year's engines in terms of power, so i assume that building a race engine wouldn't see a "significant" jump in horsepower, and hence race performance, that actually justifies it from starting at the back. Of course, if say Ferrari uses the old version engine, qualifies on pole with ease, then drop 10 places to get the new engine, it may work perfect...
But i doubt the sponsors would like such a scene happen every race.
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