Renault unveils its 2014 V6 Formula 1 engine

[tamo3]

Renault unveils its 2014 V6 Formula 1 engine - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

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Amazing header shape!

Edited June 21, 2013 by tamo3

[five&dime]

Wow!!! Love that turbo setup! Incredible

[240260280z]

Looks like no header in the top photos...just a hole out the back of the head into the turbine.

[tamo3]

Oh, I see. Is that exhaust manifold?

[bartsscooterservice]

I don't know what happened to racing.. but the environmentalists sure got their way.. motogp saw the last 2 stroke bikes gone..., F1 gone all the way back from the N/A V12 ( much better sound and power ) to this...

[five&dime]

The turbo exhaust manifolds are on each side of the motor and appear to be carbon fiber. What a wild form!! Imagine how much engineering went into those shapes. The interesting part is that the turbo has twin exhaust inlets on the hot side of the turbo to drive the turbine. Normally on a single turbo setup with a V configuration, you come into a single inlet and then into the turbo.

I love that sound. If you can get the same power out of a V6 with turbo, why not? Technology is amazing.

[Zedyone_kenobi]

I would pose a different question...five and dime

If you are only making the same power as the V10's, then why? NO why not. Why change just to be the same.

Also, I hear these engines are NOT making the same power as the current V8's and former V10's (must be tuned down), and they need a KERS system that stores 10x as much energy to make it as fast as the old V8's.

THey say they want to keep the cost down, but the N/A V10 had to be cheaper than the V8 with KERS, which had to be cheaper than a V6 turbo with an ultra KERS.

As far as green, going green in racing is pointless, and a false economy. THe cars burn next to nothing compared to the semis, airplanes, boats, etc that carry them to the races. Saving some gas on a 50 lap race is just stupid.

Every step away from the V10 we heard in the 2000 season has been a step backward.

[five&dime]

As advancements are made in aerodynamics, less power is needed to obtain the same or better results though. And turbos seem to be the way to go for all manufacturers now. Even BMW has finally jumped on the bandwagon.

[Zedyone_kenobi]

Why remove power.

Let the power AND the aero go up. Lets see what these cars can really do.

Let the better driver emerge. Who can take the G loads, who can push the car further into its envelope. I am intrigued with the prospect of what the engineers can come up with, but I fear they will be regulated to death.

[John Coffey]

Why remove power.

Let the power AND the aero go up. Lets see what these cars can really do.

Safety. Cars are too fast for most race circuits as it is. Since Senna's death in 1994 safety improvements and performance limitations have kept F1 drivers alive. No deaths since then.

[240260280z]

Get the driver out of the car and race 4,000 hp "drones" with 6 liter 80 psi V32 motors, vacuum's sucking the car down....etc ...all the greatness of F1 technology w/o humans risking life..... then evolve to race virtual simulated car models beamed to 3d virtual reality rooms in everyone's houses..

[Zedyone_kenobi]

IF the drivers can push the car let them. If they reach their physical limits then they will stop pushing. A driver will not drive to his death. He will back off. A better driver can push harder than a less skilled driver. I miss the days where a great driver with a great car can lap the field under green if he was so talented.

Regulating the car so that it is safe enough for the worst driver to push as hard as he wants takes an aspect of danger from the sport.

Imagine a field of cars that no man on earth could push to 100%. But the greatest drivers could push them close to it.

True heros of the sport would emerge. Maybe I am old fashioned. Would more drivers die? It would be more likely sure. But I feel driving a race car is their choice. Nobody is making them do it. F1 drivers make millions of dollars. THey get paid to win races and take risks. THey can drive well within their limits if they choose and they will not be at any more risk than they are now. However, rest assured that another drivers limits will be higher. They will have to balance, winning races and being safe.

I am not heartless, I would also mandate more run off area on the tracks. Soft safety barriers, etc.