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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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what kind of motors do F1 cars have?
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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how much hp do they get out of those little things?
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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how much hp do they get out of those little things?
Formula One engines

~800
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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Plus or minus 800 HP.
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 10:32 AM
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heres the F1 car spec
http://www.mercedes-gp.com/car.asp
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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They'll be 1.6 liter turbocharged fours in a couple years.

That sucks big time... Go back to the V-10/V-12...
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Old May 1, 2010 | 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by F1Bobby
That sucks big time... Go back to the V-10/V-12...
Hey Bobby

Remember the old days of 1.5 liter turbos with boost around 50-60 psi (1100 hp in qualifying trim). Can't remember...the last years of the turbo motors they were running 3.0 NA engines too, right? Nothing like a V-12 at full song.
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Old May 1, 2010 | 03:11 PM
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H. The 1.5 turbo were in excess of 1200 HP. That what the dyno at BMW topped out at. The problem is that the FIA is dinking around with the Formula so much to have a GREEN appearence that they're going to screw up the series I'm afraid.
F1 is suppose to be the top of the line for motor racing and when Max was there along with that nutty Bernie who, I believe his best days are behind him, have taken the F1 series in to some luke warm waters. Let the engineers loose!
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Old May 2, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by F1Bobby
H. The 1.5 turbo were in excess of 1200 HP. That what the dyno at BMW topped out at. The problem is that the FIA is dinking around with the Formula so much to have a GREEN appearence that they're going to screw up the series I'm afraid.
F1 is suppose to be the top of the line for motor racing and when Max was there along with that nutty Bernie who, I believe his best days are behind him, have taken the F1 series in to some luke warm waters. Let the engineers loose!
Be safe!
Agree, Bernie and Max made a lot of damage to the sport with their hard headed ignorance. Their ego is definitely a lot bigger than their brains.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 06:01 AM
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its bad all the changes to the F1 series
i cant rememebr a year where they just got on with it and everyone was fine from the start
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Yeah I agree their egos were always above their decisions and the sport has been getting worse in my opinion.
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