F1 moving to 4cyl turbo engines?

[aaronng]

how will that work ?

are you trying to say everyone going to use the same turbo ? that would make it way more interesting but.

wouldnt they just have a power limit not a boost pressure limit lol~

If you are inspecting an F1 car on Friday before practice session, how are you going to check that it adheres to the power limit? Are you going to put each one of the cars on the dyno? It is better to do it as a pressure limit as they can use a standadised pressure release valve that is supplied to the teams by a controlled manufacturer. All of the teams will then work to get max power out of that boost pressure limit. It is the same as now with the NA V8. They don't limit power, instead they limit the RPM because it is easier to measure.

Don't worry about the td05 16g vs t871r issue, because every team is going to buy the t871r equivalent, if that is going to be one that produces the best power output. They are F1 teams, not poor like us Honda drivers.

[hisoka]

lol well said.

i guess its racing after all..

[1900-hustler]

tbh id miss the noise the NA engines make if it switches to turbos..

i wonder how often they would have reliability problems or blown turbos

[WA-EG]

tbh id miss the noise the NA engines make if it switches to turbos..

i wonder how often they would have reliability problems or blown turbos

Dont worry mate, just think of High RPMs and boost........

I'm not to surprised at this. It just goes in circles. Turbo - N/A - Turbo. As for reliability, how reliable are 19000 rpms they got now. The have the budgets to buy the best of the best.

[benjamin]

Not sure if it was F1 but i remember watching this thing where they had an ear piece to listen to the turbo, because if they go over a certain boost, it would release the pressure as a limiter

yeah this is for INDY cars. pretty cool cause they have to learn to ride the boost

[dc2r-0636]

NOOOOO!! i was upset about them going to V8 engines... then they put 18,000rpm limiters on... now 4cyl turbo??
no one can say they thought the 2009 F1 cars looked better then the 2008 cars.. wider front nose and thinner rear spoiler.. not a good look

[d15z1SUX]

next they will be hybrids or sumthing gay like that

[i_s2_honda]

i've actually heard that they want to make the sport more environmentally friendly and use fuel similar to the E85 used in V8 supercars... so a small engine with a turbo might be needed...

[Riced_Civic]

i read that the F1 drivers said that the V8 sounds are getting stale and are welcoming the change to 4cyl twin turbos.

but man 2013 gonna be the biggest change we are ever gonna see. and expecting over 22 races in a season.

[WATAJK]

v10 > v8 > 4 cyclinders?? Like wtf..
FIA get your shit together... Stand up and be different...
Formula 1 is about high powered vehicles that we only see live once a year if in melbourne... very rare occasion tbh...
How often did you ever see a v10 go ROARING down a street... not there at v8's?? Sigh...

Wouldn't be suprirsed if Ferrari and McLarren pull out if they decide to go to 4 cyclinders...
This greenhouse gas emissions shit is ruining everything..
I just got used to the 8's and now they going fk it up again..
morons..

END RANT

[Drew]

1,300 to 1,500HP from a 4 banger is pretty bad ass.

Go read about the BMW M12, that produced 1,300hp from a 1.5L 4 cylinder in the mid 1980s
I'm sure they can get even more these days.

[DaBigMac]

F1 moving to a 4cyl?

You mean F1 moving BACK to a 4cyl!

Drew is correct, in qualifying trim the late 80's BMW engines delivered 1,300 HP!! It may seem like a demented number, but consider that those engines ran on toluene, not petrol..

A word of warning before you all want to run out and buy toluene injection.. It's a carcinogen and causes brain damage when inhaled..

Reliability was the key though.. Honda (engines) owned the late 80's F1 scene.. Not quite as much power, but less of a hand-grenade also.. McLaren + Honda + Senna = the glory days!!