Renault F1 V8 Engine Starting

Renault F1 engine reving at Silverstone Testing 21st September 2006

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Sports

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• F1
• V8
• Engine
• Renault

[ignition2000]

The green light means 'Rookie Driver'

[ignition2000]

the green light is to show its a rookie driver. in this case 'Nelson Piquet Jr'.

[samabbott2]

it's only a 2.3 liter. that revs to 19k rpm.

not some big block chevy redlining at 5500 rpms.

i like big v8s too. but a totally different concept here.

[SS3Heydrich]

I love American V8 Engines, but in F1 its got to be a V10

[douro20]

Why doesn't Lotus make their own F1 engines?

[freris6991]

@SS3Heydrich I agree. V10s have nicer sound,more aggressive I'd say.

[andreveiguinha]

@samabbott2 2.4 liter

[Tarten46]

Efficent but sterile sounding v-8. Gimmie a big Ford 427sideoiler wound to the moon. That will make you think twice about v-8 vs12 cyl engine sound quality.

[IFreakingEatPeople]

dont get me wrong i love v8s but i still think 12's got the best sound

[PulletSurprise]

@S10stev

Ferrari supplies themselves, Sauber and Scuderia Torro Rosso.

Mercedes supplies Ilmor designed and built engines to their own works team, Mercedes Grand Prix, McLaren and Force India.

Renault supplies their own works team, Renault F1, and Red Bull Racing. Red Bull also have a gearbox and hydraulic system deal with Lotus Racing for the 2011 season.

Cosworth currently supplies Williams F1, Lotus Racing, HRT and Virgin. Lotus will likely be reunited with Renault engines in 2011.

[S10stev]

@PulletSurprise Thanks that was interesting, I thought there werent any American engines in F1. with the exception Indy racing but all ive seen is honda.

Who are the major engine suppliers for F1 now?

[PulletSurprise]

@McLarenMercedes

The Honda S2000's 2.0 litre cranks out close to 250 HP.

All FIA Super 2000 spec cars make at least 250 HP from their 2.0 litre engines.

[PulletSurprise]

@S10stev

Ford branded Cosworth engines were around for a long time. Eagles driven by Dan Gurney in the 1960's. Penske, Shadow and Parnelli in the 1970's. The most recent was Haas, first entered during the 1985 season.

Ford also had a major interest in the Jaguar team, which was bought out and turned into Red Bull Racing.

[S10stev]

Were there any American engines and or teams in F1?

I dont know anything about F1, and just courious.