{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"A very special kind of concours #324","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/a-very-special-kind-of-concours-324","audioUrl":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69cd19c37d4a54c657c2ce3d/e/6a6745d170e4dee289b96140/media.mp3","description":"Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel are joined by Ti contributor Gez Medinger, to discuss the inaugural Ti Concours d'Appréciation, the Budapest GP and the state of F1 in general, Dan's long term Audi S5, Andrew's Porsche Panamera e-hybrid, and Gez's new Cupra Formentor VZ5.Here's the link to buy tickets (£10) for the Concours d'Appréciation at Bicester Motion on 6th August:https://bicestermotion.com/shop/undefined/scramblers-x-the-intercooler-6-august Use coupon code pod20 at checkout to get 20% off an annual subscription to The Intercooler's online car magazine for the first year! Listen to this podcast ad-free, and enjoy a subscriber-only midweek podcast too. With a 30-day free trial, you can try it risk-free – https://www.the-intercooler.com/subscribe/ Find out more about JBR Capital here – https://www.jbrcapital.com Use coupon code Ti10 to get 10% off your Supernatural Car Care order – https://supernaturalcarcare.com/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"id":525809,"startTime":534.0,"endTime":545.0,"type":"term","title":"power unit regulations","url":"/glossary/power-unit-regulations","quote":"[534.0s] I do want to start with the regulations, though, these much-vaunted new 50-50 power unit regulations.","canonicalId":"term:50-50-power-unit-regulations","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.45,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In Formula One, “50-50 power unit regulations” refers to a rule set intended to balance how much of the power unit’s performance comes from different energy sources or operating modes. 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