F1 Fuel
12-27-2004 | 11:27 PM
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F1 Fuel
To answer some F1 Fuel questions raised tonight 
Ferrari uses Shell Optimax pump gas for their F1 car - 98+ Octane unleaded. Not considered "Race" gas due to it not having Lead in it.
Its just a highly refined unleaded.
Some nice engineering going on to get an engine to run 20k RPM, generating 900+Hp, from gas only 5 Octane higher than what you can get at the pump from 3.0L
Very unfortunate that the Mighty V10's are going away in 2006
2.4L V8's are coming.
Ferrari uses Shell Optimax pump gas for their F1 car - 98+ Octane unleaded. Not considered "Race" gas due to it not having Lead in it.
Its just a highly refined unleaded.
Some nice engineering going on to get an engine to run 20k RPM, generating 900+Hp, from gas only 5 Octane higher than what you can get at the pump from 3.0L
Very unfortunate that the Mighty V10's are going away in 2006
2.4L V8's are coming.
12-27-2004 | 11:46 PM
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12-29-2004 | 06:02 AM
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Yea, that's pretty amazing. I didn't realize they were naturally aspirated. So I suppose detonation at such high RPM is not a big deal.
I was also wondering if they use direct injection (like a diesel), but didn't see any info on that.
What's interesting is to compare the F1 motor performance to current street bikes. A $10000 street bike can put out nearly 200 hp/liter at around 12000 RPM. The F1 puts out about 300 hp/liter at 18000 RPM, a perfect ratio.
I was also wondering if they use direct injection (like a diesel), but didn't see any info on that.
What's interesting is to compare the F1 motor performance to current street bikes. A $10000 street bike can put out nearly 200 hp/liter at around 12000 RPM. The F1 puts out about 300 hp/liter at 18000 RPM, a perfect ratio.
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