ENGINE BOSSES AGREE TO POWER CUT

(from itv-f1.com)

ENGINE BOSSES AGREE TO POWER CUT

Engine manufacturers have agreed in principle to introduce 2.4 litre engines to F1.

From 2006 onwards, the current three-litre V10s will be replaced by 2.4-litre V8s, subject to ratification.

The change has been made in a bid to reduce speeds and cut costs.

The news comes 24 hours after F1 teams agreed to change the sport

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but will they sound like v8s?...

bathurstmustang Wrote:
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> but will they sound like v8s?...


if they ARE V8's then they will SOUND lik V8's

but what your asking, will they sound like nascars and V8 supercars... id say no as they will rev alot higher

I should expect they'd sound like the V8s that were used up until 1997(?) - quite good IMO

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Yeah, i would have thought a 2.5L V10 with 800BHP and 17000rpm limiter would be better, V8s? why not call it Formula 8 now.


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Yea senninho, they used V8's up until end of '97.


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Palomino Wrote:
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> Yeah, i would have thought a 2.5L V10 with 800BHP
> and 17000rpm limiter would be better, V8s? why not
> call it Formula 8 now.
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That would be a bit like arguing that the current formula should not be called F1, but F10 instead.

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They will definitely not sound like V8 Supercars. Like KornFreak said, they will rev a lot higher but the biggest difference is the capacity; V8 Supercars are 5.7 V8's

JPM

I've just remembered - they chose 2.4 V8 because, if you think about it, that's what you end up with if you lop 2 cylinders off of a 3 litre V10

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lol! He's not wrong :D

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i dont care what engines they are running just aslong as they are more then 700bhp

I don't care what engines they're running full stop. Who cares about BHP so long as they are cheaper to run and produce than they are nowadays.

The only reason they're changing is costs - who on earth is complaining about speeds now ? None of the drivers are saying that cars are too fast and if any are then they shouldn't be on the grid. It'll be like wtaching nowadays' races in slo-mo

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Contrary to reports that Formula One's carmakers now agree on switching to 2.4 litre V8s in 2006, some manufacturers are already 'rethinking their positions.'

BMW wants to retain the current V10 formula.

''We know there's going to be a 600bhp-plus Formula Two,'' Mario Theissen said.

He told Autosport that F1 therefore needs to be significantly more powerful and reckons the sport should instead turn to making the V10's engine-life longer.

The BMW motorsport director also believes that the FIA objective to cut costs would not be adequately met because a V8 would only be '5 percent' cheaper.

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I think they will most definelty rev alot higher than they are now, well thats what Jackie Stewet said

apparently could well be 20,000 revs Hmmmmmmmm...

Will sound nicee