These are impressive figures due to the small engine capacity of only 1,6 liters, but also because fuel flow limit of 100 kg/h and and the maximum of 105 kg of fuel in the race. Mercedes is the strongest, most reliable and most efficient The third is Renault with a 42 HP gap to Mercedes (907 HP) while Honda with their latest specification of RA617H power unit has 881 HP. The entire system is controlled by control electronics.Īs ERS system strength is limited to a maximum of 163 HP for 33.3 seconds in one lap, which means that for a total power of 1000 HP the engine itself must have at least 837 HP.Īuto Motor und Sport reports that the Mercedes power unit M08 EQ Power + develops the peak power of 949 HP while Ferrari has 15 HP less (934 HP). Today’s F1 power units consist of a 1,6-liter V6 internal combustion turbo engine and the energy recovery system consists of MGU-H, MGU-K and batteries. Renault’s Cyril Abiteboul said before 2017 F1 season that even best engines will not have 1000 HP, which proved to be correct, and at the end of the 2017 Mercedes have also admitted that they still don’t have a magical 1000 HP despite a stunning efficiency of 50% on the test bench which is an improvement over the initial 44% in 2014 when a hybrid turbo era began. F1 power units are very close to the magical number of 1000 HP, but currently the best engine in F1 2017 doesn’t match that goal – we bring a review of engine power in today’s Formula 1 that are based on GPS data.Īlthough the precise figures of engine power in Formula 1 have always been wrapped in secrets, the media often get unofficial information from engineers, and the teams closely monitor each other with GPS data and can thus establish some framework values.
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