The rumour is someone with an extremly rich father who's so crap they can't barely parallel park will be on the grid somewhere. You heard it here first
Bumped to shift Ernie's News on here. please log in to view this image New Mercedes engine, courtesy of Ernie Becclestones research.
Aw, Manny, you missed the bit about this being the engine with which Lewis will win the WDC 2014, '15, '16, '17, '18, '19, '20... And on and on... So shall it come to pass, Amen. I have spoken.
Renault's 2014 engine: please log in to view this image The engine produces over 600hp, which is quite impressive because I thought the combination of engine + ERS (161hp) was supposed to produce the same hp as the current engines (750hp)? Renault have already exceeded that, but for all we know so have Ferrari and Mercedes...
Well I'm sure the FIA will be able to limit the amount of HP each engine combination can produce, but I'm very interested who has made the best V6t now. I want to hear them tbh...
I'd like to see side-by-side comparisons of the new V6's compared to the last V6 turbo's of the late eighties. 750bhp? pfft. The old boys piss all over these wannabee engines! We want 1400bhp and turbo fires!!
Talking of engines.... Check this out http://www.f1today.net/en/news/honda-calls-upon-gilles-simon-for-formula-1-project
Good find. They are primed for 2014 then?? Would be great to see them back, even as an engine supplier. (Mclaren??)
Would be more difficult with the smaller rear tyres F1 cars have now compared to back then. I'm sure they'd get used to it, but you'd see more spins and sliding due to the 'light-switch' power delivery some of those engines had.
Whilst the Beeb report that Boullier has said a repeat of last season wouldn't be tolerated, but equally that this season isn't his last chance. Ties up fairly well, probably the same interview(s) being rehashed slightly differently.
This innovation has been declared legal for the 2014 season apparently. Unfortunately I'm not an engineer, so it's like a foreign language to me.
I think it basically means there's a delay between the ignition of the fuel and the piston shooting up, effectively letting the explosion get bigger so ramming the piston harder rather than the piston creating a larger volume as the explosion happens, which reduces its 'seen' power. If that even makes sense.
I saw that earlier. Apparently Ferrari are the ones looking into it, and it offers an 8% increase in fuel efficiency and an increase in power.
