Mercedes has confirmed it plans to build a road-going hypercar around its V6 turbo Formula One engine.The news was announced at the Paris motorshow and was accompanied by a basic outline sketch of a mid-engined hypercar. AMG -- the performance arm of the German car manufacturer -- is behind the project and plans to use a version of the 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrid engine that currently powers the racing cars of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.The F1 powertrain -- which doesnt even feature a starter motor when fitted in the W07 F1 car -- will have to be modified for road use and coupled to a gearbox capable of dealing with the stresses and strains of driving on the road. However, with the help of Mercedes F1 power unit team based in Brixworth, AMG is confident it can turn the concept into reality.Few details beyond the power unit are available but deliveries are expected as soon as 2018, making it a rival for the Adrian Newey-designed Aston Martin AM-RB 001.I am very excited to officially confirm our next big thing at AMG is already in the pipeline, Mercedes head of R&D Thomas Weber said in Paris. We are going to create an AMG performance hybrid featuring our Formula One drivetrain technology.Under the lead of AMG, our performance companies will join forces and create the most efficient and, at the same time, the best-performing and most spectacular AMG of all time; some might even call it a hypercar.But no matter what you call it, it will definitely show how we will take our performance brand into the future with extremely efficient and intelligent drivetrain technology. Of course, there will be no compromises in terms of the emotional appeal of this car.Assuming the power unit is based on the current iteration of Mercedes PU106C Hybrid F1 engine it will be able to produce somewhere in the region of 1000bhp -- although that figure could be upped significantly by increasing fuel flow beyond the 100kg/hour rate mandated in F1s regulations. But according to AMG boss Tobias Moers the focus will be on making it the most efficient hypercar on the road and not necessarily the most powerful.Further details have not been released about the project, although the 2018 production date suggests it is already well underway. Taijuan Walker Jersey . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. 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But the Ethiopian suddenly faded and Cheruiyot and Kenyan teammate Hellen Obiri saw their chance.Cheruiyot surged, breezing past Ayana with around two laps to go to win in 14 minutes, 26.17 seconds, breaking an Olympic record that has stood for 16 years. Obiri followed home in second for silver, 3.60 seconds behind Cheruiyot for a Kenyan 1-2.Ayana, who was tipped to have a crack at the 5,000 world record in the final after missing it by just a second in June, slumped and held on grimly for third in 14:33.59.I saw her, I saw shes not running smoothly and also she was slow, Cheruiyot said. She was not going good and we were coming, and I said to Hellen, `lets go, lets go. We are going to get something.The victory gave Cheruiyot revenge for her second-place finish behind the Ethiopian in the 10,000 earlier in these games and finally put her on the top of the podium at her fourth Olympics, and after a silver and a bronze at London 2012, and another silver a week ago.All three medalists crossed inside the former Olympic record of 14:40.dddddddddddd79 set by Romanias Gabriela Szabo at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Not surprisingly, the five top finishers were all from Kenya or Ethiopia.The 24-year-old Ayana, completely dominant in the 10,000, was expected to challenge Ethiopian compatriot Tirunesh Dibabas world record of 14:11.15 in the 5,000 final. Halfway through she had taken control after an early break by Japans Miyuki Uehara and opened a big gap on the chasers.But, on a warm night in Rio, Cheruiyot paced herself better, sinking Ayanas bid for a 5,000-10,000 double at her first Olympics.Nikki Hamblin, the runner whose act of sportsmanship alongside American Abbey DAgostino in the 5,000 meters heats warmed hearts at the Olympics, finished last in the final in 16:14.24 -- still a personal best for the New Zealander.I went out there and I tried to compete, I tried as hard as I could, Hamblin said. I hung on for a while and then the move came and I didnt have the legs.The two were involved in one of the feel-good moments of the games when they collided in their heat and both tumbled. DAgostino first helped Hamblin to her feet and encouraged her to finish the race. The American then realized she had sustained a bad knee injury. Hamblin returned the favor by helping her, and DAgostino finished the race while grimacing in pain with torn knee ligaments.Both runners were given a place in Fridays final because of the collision but DAgostino didnt run because of her knee injury.Hamblin said shed now re-live the moment on TV.Probably have to go back and re-watch it and have a cry about it and relive the Olympic moment, she said. ' ' '