News Details
Symonds: Internal combustion engine is far from dead
Carmakers and governments have called time on the internal combustion engine as they switch to electric but Formula 1 sees plenty of life in it yet as the sport races towards a zero-carbon future. Current grand prix cars use a highly efficient 1.6 litre V6 turbo hybrid power unit, a far cry from the gas-guzzling V12 and V10 monsters of old, and a new 'powerful and emotive' one is due in 2025 to run 100% on sustainable fuels. The sport hopes to set the specification by June this year. 'While many people might think the internal combustion engine is dead, I would argue it is far from dead,' chief technical officer Pat Symonds told a recent Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) conference on...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Symonds: F1 to tackle fuel use and car weights in 2025...
Formula 1 will look to reduce fuel consumption and the weight of the cars...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Red Bull Not Ruling Out Replacing Perez With Tsunoda...
Red Bull aren’t ruling out axing Sergio Perez at the end of the season...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Ricciardo highly critical of F1 team's social media:...
Of course, Formula 1 has a team dedicated to social media. Besides actual...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Mercedes: 'Hamilton probably would have been further...
George Russell made an impressive debut with the factory Mercedes team at...
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez: ‘My exceptional 2025 MotoGP season...
No description available...
59m ago from Motorsport.com
Why Yamaha was disappointing on 2026 MotoGP rider...
No description available...
19h ago from Motorsport.com
Yamaha confirms its V4 will race at MotoGP San Marino...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Maverick Vinales and Somkiat Chantra back on MotoGP...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Chip Ganassi shuts down Alex Palou and Red Bull F1...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar partners with iRacing for standalone video...
The NTT IndyCar Series will feature in a new branded video game title,...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers of IndyCar Snap-On Milwaukee Mile...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Mother Nature helped, but Christian Rasmussen was the...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
FIA launches tender process for new WRC promoter
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Esteban Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'Direct talks' – Fabrizio Romano provides update...
Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Arsenal's...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Jamie Carragher trolls Gary Neville after embarrassing...
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has made fun of Gary Neville following...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Exclusive Arsenal column: Why Hincapie transfer looks...
Piero Hincapie and Jakub Kiwior transfers are directly linked Arsenal’s...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Sources: Tottenham & Chelsea braced for...
Tottenham and Chelsea are both in the market for similar players as we...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
'Twenty years older and $1billion poorer': F1 fans...
Fans have been left astonished by a photo of a... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
Yuki Tsunoda stunned by Gordon Ramsay after losing car in...
Yuki Tsunoda has unveiled an exciting - albeit... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
F1 unveil unique trophies ahead of Dutch GP
The Dutch Grand Prix has revealed the trophies... Read More »
59m ago from RacingNews365.com
