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Mercedes has focussed on improving the cooling package of its 2020 Formula 1 car, which has been helped by the new engine operating at a higher temperature to last year's. Pierre Gasly missing the weighbridge at the end of FP2 in Baku. However, the 2020 regulations give stewards the option to dish out less harsh five- and 10-second race time penalties.Traditionally used by teams at testing to keep their shiny new bits under wraps, for 2020 screens at the pre-season tests will be outlawed when the track is live (from 0900 to 1800) to improve the spectacle for fans.

Any metal elements - like fasteners or inserts used to attach the front wing - are only allowed 30mm back from the leading edge of the endplate.The air ducts used to cool the brakes are now categorised as ‘Listed Parts’, meaning they’ll need to be designed by the teams themselves, rather than bought in from another company or team.

Use less throttle. In some cases, we don’t know certain specs because they are not regulated by the respective sanctioning body, but we’re certainly interested in learning.Ever wonder how NHRA drag racing engines stack up against the world? For 2020, the infringement won't automatically incur a pit-lane start Material: 6065-series aluminum The motorsport with the most power is obvious to everyone reading these pages, but how far ahead of the competition are we?

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Punctures like Max Verstappen's in Mexico should be less frequent And what might we learn from the circle-track and road-race engines architectures to make our engines more powerful? Racing engines have always been shrouded in secrecy because power promises the ultimate advantage. Other Listed Parts include: the car’s bodywork, roll structures, front impact structures and the survival cell.2020 will see the drivers given even more control over their starts, with 90% of the engine’s torque being controlled directly by the driver’s command on their clutch paddle or paddles (which the rules also now stipulate need to be “pull-type” paddles).Drivers will still have stall prevention and bite point finder functions available to them – but the onus is now even more on them to make sure they get a good getaway.Drivers can now use three Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic (or MGU-Ks, to give the part its hipper name) over the course of the season rather than two, bringing the allocation into line with the number of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), Turbo Charger (TC) and Motor Generator Unit – Heat (MGU-H) elements they’re allowed per year. We’ve gathered all of the publically available engine specs we could find on F1, IndyCar, Pro Stock, NASCAR, and Top Fuel engines we could dig up.It’s a collection of information from rulebooks, magazine articles, and the racing series. play. DIARY DATES: The 2020 F1 calendar, pre-season testing details and F1 car launch schedule Less testing For 2020, pre-season testing has been reduced from eight days of running to six, with the two three-day tests due to take place at Spain's Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 19-21 and February 26-28 .

Teams will, however, be able to cover up when their car’s floor is not fitted, or if their car is being recovered after stopping out on track.No one likes to see a small tag from one car's front wing to another's rear wheel result in a puncture (not least the puncturee...), so to try and limit the risk the rules now dictate that the first 50mm of front wing endplates have to be made purely of carbon fibre. IndyCar has revealed the specifications of its new engine that will be introduced for the 2021 season, which will be capable of producing over 900bhp Formula 1 Formula E Have too much power? Engine speed limit: 7,900 rpm (Top Fuel) 7,700 rpm (Funny Car) Engine design: 90-degree Hemi V-8, with deep-skirt block and cross-bolted main bearing caps.