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- ↑ Cline, Ashley (15 February 2023). "Ferrari's Enrico Gualtieri gives insight on SF-23 power unit modifications: Reliability was 'our Achilles' heel last season'". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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