Renault presents new hybrid turbo V6 F1 engine for 2014

Renault F1-2014 Engine-1

This year, the FIA Formula One World Championship is set for a raft of radical technical changes. From 2014, the most technical motor racing championship in the world will ditch the 2.4-litre V8 engines and their Kinetic Energy Recovery System for an entirely new design.

The cars will be powered by highly sophisticated Power Units combining turbocharged internal combustion engines and potent energy recovery systems harvesting energy from exhaust and braking. And what you see here is Renault’s new powerplant system that is set to propel a third of the grid this season.

Renault F1-2014 Engine-6

Its Energy F1-2014 Power Unit, designed and developed at its Viry-Châtillon HQ in France, is comprised of a 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 internal combustion engine with direct injection and a maximum rpm of 15,000. It is paired with a potent Energy Recovery System with two electric motors – one recovering energy from the brakes whiles the other from the exhaust – storing energy in an onboard battery.

The combined setup produces a maximum power output of 760bhp (567kW) which is on par with the previous V8 generation. Around 600bhp (448kW) comes from the internal combustion engine while the rest is made up of the hybrid system.

Renault F1-2014 Engine and F1 car

The new FIA regulations also dictates the new turbo V6 can only use 100kg of fuel per hour, which also has to last the entire race distance! This represents a 35 per cent decrease in fuel use over last year. On top of that, each driver will only get five engines for the entire season.

So you can see the challenge faced by the constructors – their engines have to be more compact, last longer, consume less fuel and emit less CO2 than ever before!

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