Does anybody want to read about F1 engine development?

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 07/12/2016 at 08:34 • Filed to: f1, mercedes, engines

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Thermal efficiency is the paramount concern at Mercedes. That’s the measure of how much of the heat produced by the engine is converted into meaningful power for the car, and the company says its latest PU surpasses 45 percent. Having been at 29 percent in 2013, Mercedes has made a bigger advancement in the past few years than in the previous century and change — following the first internal combustion engines, which had a 17 percent thermal efficiency in the 1870s.

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! had a pretty interesting article on Mercedes F1 engine development a while back. The increases in thermal efficiency for the power unit over the last few years are flat out mind boggling.

Clemsie McKenzie > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 07/12/2016 at 08:38

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Yeah these engines are incredible. I wish less people would complain about it and realize what an amazing feat they are.

KatzManDu > Clemsie McKenzie 07/12/2016 at 08:47

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That and the technology does trickle-down to consumer cars so we wind up with more powerful and more efficient vehicles in the long-run.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 07/12/2016 at 09:15

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That was a good read. Thanks.

xyzabc > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 07/12/2016 at 09:25

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All this efficiency is swell, but the unbridled wail of a Ferrari V-12 as it powers by you, sputtering in-between shifts, down the straight away into the distant corner is what defines F1. IMHO...a comparatively quiet, smooth and fuel efficient engine does little to stir the soul.

Zonday > xyzabc 07/12/2016 at 12:30

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They could reduce it to 44% and use the 1% to produce the noise and fireworks.