Mercedes F1 W05 Pre-launch Speculation

[WillerZ]

I have to wonder though, how able these engines are. V8 engines were frozen for 7 years. Surely within seven years steps have been made outside F1 that increases fuel efficiency?

The V8 engines were the same as the preceding V10 engines, minus two cylinders. So there are at least 16 and up to 20 years of improvements which may now be newly available.

[Trocola]

That is NOT how it works. Its a fuel flow limited formula with a max flow of 100kg/h. So if mercedes engine can produce 700hp it would still only be running 100kg/h just like anybody else. So they dont need to save fuel.

But the 700hp rumor is rubbish.

A normall race takes about 1,5 hours on average.. does this mean the may use 150kg per race?

In a race, you are not pressing the accelerator pedal the whole time. About a 20% (more or less) of the lap drivers are off the thorttle or braking

[turbof1]

Yet even with that in mind they still require more or less 150kg during the V8 era.

And 80% on throttle isn't the average. You'll only be that much on the throttle at circuits like Monza.

[Holm86]

Yet even with that in mind they still require more or less 150kg during the V8 era.

And 80% on throttle isn't the average. You'll only be that much on the throttle at circuits like Monza.

I think 60% throttle is the average. And the V8's was more powerfull and less efficient.

[el-Magico]

In a race, you are not pressing the accelerator pedal the whole time. About a 20% (more or less) of the lap drivers are off the thorttle or braking

But my question wasn't about that; it was regarding the 100kg/h which could be interpreted that in a race which takes about 1,5hours you could use 150kg..

BTW, you never press the accelerator pedal the whole time; not during the race, not during qualy and not during practice..

[turbof1]

In a race, you are not pressing the accelerator pedal the whole time. About a 20% (more or less) of the lap drivers are off the thorttle or braking

But my question wasn't about that; it was regarding the 100kg/h which could be interpreted that in a race which takes about 1,5hours you could use 150kg..

BTW, you never press the accelerator pedal the whole time; not during the race, not during qualy and not during practice..

No. You have 2 limits: 100kg/h and you are only allowed to burn 100kg in total across the whole race.

Of course you don't press it the whole time. But when you do press it, you burn fuel. It is as simple as that.

[el-Magico]

No. You have 2 limits: 100kg/h and you are only allowed to burn 100kg in total across the whole race.

I do understand that now, thank you

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[AMG.Tzan]

so here we go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI0fgWxgYT4

[el-Magico]

Does it have a Helmholtz chamber?

[Ferraripilot]

They sure haven't implied in any way the type of intercooling they might be using having they, other than that it's to the left.

[Holm86]

Does it have a Helmholtz chamber?

No.

[KimiRaikkonen7]

At 0:09 seconds of that clip, what is the two exhaust type things stickng out the back theres one silver pipe on only one side and a black pipe in the middle?