The Secret Behind F1s 1000 BHP Engines
- Posted by droid on Nov 26, 2022
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Today's engines in F1 are some of the most powerful ever seen in F1, producing over 1000 Horsepower, despite using an engine that could fit in your everyday road car. But how is this possible?
The secret is much simpler than you might expect, but it’s also SO, SO CLEVER.
So, let me explain.
Formula 1 teams are constantly trying to find grey areas in the rules to give themselves a competitive advantage and this genius innovation gave quite the advantage.
The Formula 1 regulations changed massively in 2014 when they introduced the Turbo Hybrid Era. Before this, F1 cars were powered by normally aspirated, 2.4 Litre V8 internal combustion engines.
These engines were limited to 19,000 rpm and produced about 750 bhp.
The 2014 rules shrunk the engines to 1.6 Litre V6