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This question is for Laurent and Fred, carrying on the engine theme. We're about to say farewell to this generation of power units. How do you think the engines that came in in 2014 will be remembered in F1? Have they achieved the aims that were set out? Do you think it’ll be a positive legacy?
LM: Please tell me if I misunderstood the question, but I think you're asking about the legacy of this engine generation. I think this generation of engines –the ones we currently have… It is and will remain the highest-efficiency engines on the planet. As much as these power units have had their fair share of criticism, that’s what they are. As engineers, it still amazes us – to get above 50% efficiency on an ICE plus hybrid is incredible. Technologically, these engines are amazing. They gave us great racing. Of course, we probably all underestimated the level of complexity they would eventually reach, but that’s also what Formula 1 is about. We now have another huge challenge with the 2026 regs, that’s exciting again lots of speculation – the sustainable fuel, the energy balance. But that’s what F1 is here for.
FV: Not so much to add. It’s true the perception is probably completely different between 2014 and today. Today, we have huge convergence of performance—it’s not anymore a huge performance gap anymore. We have everybody into the ballpark. That was not the case in 2014. It’s a good thing in F1 that we have this kind of continuity in development and convergence of performance. In terms of technology, we’ve reached a very high point today with this engine. But we have to keep the cost under control and avoid arrogance. As F1 in general, you are there for a couple of years now, and you saw seen the ups and downs in the F1. It’s not because we’re successful today that we don’t have to be careful about keeping things under control.