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Williams Formula 1 team 'blinded' by its 2014/15 success

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1251 views )

Williams has admitted it was "blindsided" about its need to change by the strong form it showed at the start of Formula 1's turbo hybrid era read more »

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Renault underestimated rivals' turbo-hybrid F1 engine development

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1371 views )

Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul admits that the manufacturer underestimated the development potential of the current engines and says it will take bigger risks to... read more »

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Video: The Story Of The First F1 Turbo

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 1306 views )

Craig Scarborough and Peter Windsor remember the Renault RS01 - the first car to take advantage of the 1966 F1 2:1 turbo equivalency rules. After making its debut at the 1977... read more »

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How Renault started F1's first turbo revolution in the 1970s

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1441 views )

Formula 1 rules dictate that every car must be powered by the same type of turbo hybrid engine in the modern era, four decades on from the first turbo revolution beginning read more »

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Minor tweak to Renault’s turbo for Silverstone

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 872 views )

Renault will introduce a minor modification to their turbos at this weekend's British GP as they loo to improve reliability. read more »

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Renault has F1 turbo fix planned for British Grand Prix

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 808 views )

Renault is hoping that modifications being introduced for the British Grand Prix will improve its turbo reliability following Nico Hulkenberg's spectacular Austria failure read more »

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Why Red Bull's Honda gamble makes sense

over 6 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1182 views )

On the face of it, a switch from the third most competitive engine of the turbo-hybrid era to the least competitive engine doesn't sound great. But Red Bull's... read more »

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Sainz Praises Mechanics after Rapid Turbo Change ahead of Montreal Qualifying

over 6 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 674 views )

Carlos Sainz Jr. gave praise to his mechanics after they made a turbo change in between final practice and Qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. read more »

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Canadian Grand Prix preview: Can anyone end Mercedes' dominance of Montreal?

over 6 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1421 views )

ESPN previews the Canadian Grand Prix and takes a looks at a race which has been dominated by Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton in the V6 turbo era. read more »

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Mercedes: No performance limit for turbo-hybrid F1 engines to reach

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 835 views )

Mercedes' engine chief Andy Cowell believes there is no performance limit for it to reach despite its advantage in this set of regulations being eroded read more »

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Daniel Ricciardo: “With all things considered it wasn't a bad afternoon”

over 6 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1119 views )

The Australian did well to qualify sixth after a complete turbo failure ended his morning abruptly. read more »

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Daniel Ricciardo surprised to take part in Chinese GP qualifying

over 6 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 913 views )

Daniel Ricciardo admits he didn't expect his crew to be able to perform the miracle task of fitting a new engine in time for qualifying after his Red Bull suffered a turbo... read more »

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Verstappen: Ferrari have ‘found a turbo button’

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1000 views )

Max Verstappen joked that Ferrari have "somehow found a turbo button" after singling out their "really quick" straight-line speed. read more »

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FP3: Vettel quickest, Ricciardo blows, Hamilton spins

over 6 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 831 views )

Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari 1-2 in final practice in China but for Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo it was a morning to forget as his RB14 suffered a suspected turbo failure. read more »

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Turbo issue behind latest McLaren setback at F1 testing

over 6 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 758 views )

Turbo issue behind latest McLaren setback at F1 testing read more »

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Ferrari's first turbo hybrid Formula 1 grand prix winner

over 7 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 2634 views )

Ferrari had a disastrous start to the 1.6-litre V6 turbo era in 2014, but hit back the following season with Sebastian Vettel winning three races in the Ferrari SF15-T read more »

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F1 to address manufacturer concerns but won't drop new engine push

over 7 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1765 views )

Formula 1 chiefs are ready to address manufacturers' concerns about new engine proposals for 2021, but the push to get rid of the current turbo hybrid V6 power unit remains read more »

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Proposal for 2021 engine formula revealed

over 7 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1216 views )

Sport plans to stick with 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid but dump MGU-H in favour of more powerful MGU-K and single Turbo. read more »

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What's at stake in Tuesday's F1 engine meeting?

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 2456 views )

Formula One teams are meeting in Paris on Tuesday to discuss what engines the sport will have when the current V6 turbo regulations end in 2020. F1's existing engines have... read more »

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Double turbo failure stalls Toro Rosso in Mexico

over 7 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1825 views )

Toro Rosso is set to run a thorough analysis into why it suffered a double turbo failure on Saturday at the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »

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Red Bull's Horner would 'love' to see new engine rules for 2018

over 7 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1926 views )

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the sooner that the current turbo hybrid engines can be ditched, the better it will be for Formula 1 read more »

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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes faces 'big problems' for 2018

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1454 views )

Lewis Hamilton is worried Mercedes could struggle in 2018 if it is unable to rectify "some really big problems" with its Formula One car. Mercedes dominated F1 for... read more »

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Vettel receives fifth turbo ahead of P20 start

over 7 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 896 views )

Sebastian Vettel will run a fifth new engine in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix as Ferrari hope to get something out of his back of the grid start. read more »

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Teaser images of Mercedes' F1-powered hypercar emerge

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 2016 views )

Teaser images of Mercedes new F1-engined hypercar have emerged online ahead of its official launch at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt next week. Known as Project One,... read more »

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2021 regulations could tempt McLaren to build its own engines

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 2287 views )

McLaren may consider building its own Formula One engine in 2021 if new power unit regulations make it an affordable alternative to being a customer or works team. After three... read more »