Formula 1 car horsepower. Engine according to regulation changes in 2014 all f1 cars must deploy 16 liter turbocharged v6 engines. The dimensions of a formula one car must be maximum 180 cm width 95cm height. Comparing a formula one car and an indy racing league car pre formula one indy racing league engine sizetype 3 liter v10 35 liter v8 horsepower approximately 800 approximately 650 top racing.
Todays f1 power units consist of a 16 liter v6 internal combustion turbo engine and the energy recovery system consists of mgu h mgu k and batteries. The entire system is controlled by electronics. The energy recovery system ers strength is l.
The gearbox is constructed of carbon titanium as heat dissipation is a critical issue and is bolted onto the back of the engine. After several years in competition f1s current 16 liter turbocharged hybrid v6s are hitting 1000 horsepower in qualifying beating mercedes amg ferrari and honda to the punch. The power a formula one engine produces is generated by operating at a very high rotational speed up to 15000 revolutions per minute rpm.
The top speeds reached by indycar machinery is approximately 235mph from twin turbocharged 22 litre v6 engines whereas for an f1 car it is around 205mph from turbocharged 16 litre v6 hybrid. Formula one cars use highly automated semi automatic sequential gearboxes with paddle shifters with regulations stating that 8 forward gears increased from 7 from the 2014 season onwards and 1 reverse gear must be used with rear wheel drive. Formula one racing is really two races happening at once one fast and one slow.
The fast race is the one you39ll watch on tv or in person and the slow one is the race between technological. They were introduced in 2014 and have been modified over the past seasons. Despite reaching that magic figure they have proven to be incredibly efficient and safe.