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High cost of F1 still an issue

F1 is changing its formula – the sport will introduce a set of regulations in 2014 which will bring in new technologies, more efficient engines and updated cars. But can the teams afford it? Graeme Lowdon, chief executive of the Marussia F1 team, and Oliver Weingarten, secretary general of the Formula One Teams' Association, discuss the issues with the FT's James Allen