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Originally Posted by coppice
The sad thing is that the ludicrously prescriptive rules effectively mean that different firms spend gazillions on making effectively the same engine. Sorry, power unit..... Granted, some do it better than others but look what we have had running against each other at the same time in F1 history - V8s ,10s and 12s ; in line 4s, V6s , V8s, V and Flat 12s, H16 . And now ? Tedious little droney V6 - ironic that affordable road cars offer more choice .
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Adrian Newey basically said this in his book. Very little technology carries over to road cars, and road car manufacturers aren't constrained by the same type of regulations as racing engines, so it's all a bit pointless.
Open engine formula please!