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1000bhp hybrid F1 engine ‘too optimistic’ - Renault
Cyril Abiteboul says claims of seeing 1000bhp Formula 1 power units in 2017 are “a bit optimistic”, though the Renault Sport Racing managing director thinks the threshold can be reached in future. Previous reports in Italian media have tipped the latest Ferrari plant to deliver in excess of 1000bhp, a power figure unseen since F1's first turbocharged era in the 1980s. Mercedes engine boss Andy Cowell revealed at the start of last year that the German manufacturer’s dominant power unit was already delivering over 900bhp. “I think the top performance of the power units will be between 900 and 950bhp,” Abiteboul told Auto Motor und Sport in a wide-ranging interview. "Teams...
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