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Insider’s guide: F1’s engine rules

Insider’s guide: F1’s engine rules

Formula 1 is at the cutting edge of engine technology and its latest power plant is one of the sport’s most complex yet.

In fact, the current engines are so complicated they need to go through a pre-start routine involving laptops, remote operations and a bunch of clever engineers before they can be kicked into life.

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What is in an F1 power unit?

First things first, a modern F1 engine is no longer called that, it’s called a ‘power unit’ – and that’s because it’s a hybrid. It consists of a petrol internal combustion engine and electric motors powered by an Energy Recovery System. (ERS).

When introduced in 2014, they were criticised for their lack of noise compared to the popular ear-rattling V8 and V10 monsters of…

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