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The FIA has declared Formula 1's best engine under its Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) system. Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble break down what this means for the rest of this F1 championship and beyond.

00:00 Mercedes gets ADUO?!
03:30 How will this affect 2027?
05:30 How ADUO works
07:30 Red Bull thought it was 0.3s behind!
09:00 The politics of secrecy

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