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Do you have a source on the reason for moving away from V10s being about safety of drivers. It was, I thought, about cost reduction and image (move towards less
by manojlds 6y ago
Do you have a source on the reason for moving away from V10s being about safety of drivers. It was, I thought, about cost reduction and image (move towards less gas guzzling monsters and then hybrid that we have today)
- Godel_unicode 6y agohttps://web.archive.org/web/20070428004836/http://www.formula1.com/insight/rulesandregs/13/995.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070428004836/http://www.formul... "For 2006, engines are reduced in size from the previous 3-litre V10s to 2.4-litre V8s. The aim is to reduce costs and improve safety." You can also tell that it's mostly about performance, given all the other design restrictions (no variable valve timing, no intercoolers, just one spark plug, etc ).