The FIA has confirmed refreshed power unit regs for 2026, clearing the way for Audi and Porsche to join F1 The FIA has finally confirmed its plans for Formula 1’s 2026 power unit regulation change, but the big news is that the current 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engine will remain at the ...
There are so many ways in which the performance of the V6 turbo-hybrid engines can be altered that trying to speculate what Honda will or won’t change is a fool’s errand without first-hand knowledge of the technology. YouTube videos disabled Please accept marketing cookies to enable YouTub...
Although they did win three races with the Red Bull RB10, all of these were on days when dominant Mercedes dropped the ball. This was a spectacular fall. It was primarily the consequence of the change from 2.4-litre V8s to 1.6-litre V6 turbo-hybrid engines. While Mercedes aced this chang...
As the flag falls on the 2018 season finale, the engineers and technical crew dedicated to designing and maintaining the turbo-hybrid 1.6-litre V6 PUs will for the first time be able to draw breath after coaxing their motors to the finish line. They'll have done so under the strictures o...
Powered by a 3.4-litresingle turbo chargedV6Mecachrome engine,previous F2 cars have toppedout at around 335km/h in the low-drag set-up used at Monza with the DRS engaged. 0-100km/hhas takenaround 2.9 seconds, while 0-200km/hcould beachieved in 6.6 seconds. ...
Well, now Audi hasofficiallyconfirmed the above, which makes it New News. It plans to buy a stake in Sauber to transform it into a full works team for 2026, with work already underway on an Audi engine built tothe new set of V6 turbo hybrid regulationsagreed earlier this year. ...
Power Unit Ferrari hybrid turbo V6 Energy Recovery System Ferrari hybrid energy recovery system via electrical Motor Generator Units Gearbox Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber carbon fibre maincase with Ferrari cassette containing eight forward speeds and one reverse Gear Selection Sequential, semi-automatic ...
Overall weight Overall vehicle weight 798kg (including driver, excluding fuel). Weight distribution between 44.5% and 46.0%. Engine PU spec Mercedes-AMG F1 M15 E Performance. 1.6l V6 Turbo charged & energy recovery system. Transmission Mercedes F1 eight-speed, semi-automatic ...
F1 cars are powered by turbocharged V6, 15,000 RPM engines, featuring kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems that together create the ‘power unit’. Today’s F1 power units comprise the following elements: the internal combustion engine (ICE), motor generator ...
The cars are now powered by 1.6-liter V6 turbo engines which also rely on a greater use of hybrid energy – recovered through braking and from the car’s exhaust gases. Although engine suppliers Renault, Ferrari and Mercedes put their engines through their paces on dynamometers at their headqu...