Some interesting insights about modern Formula 1 engines

[Nicknick]

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I would exchange the spark plug in the middle with the injector to make a proper Diesel engine out of it (guess there is some passus in the rules which acts against it...)

 

[Foo Fighter]

Pretty sure there was some years ago but with the growth of bio fuels, not sure what the reason would be.

 

[Maro.Kyo]

Thought I'm in F1technical for a second, though I wouldn't complain being introduced to a nice presentation!

 

[Maro.Kyo]

Pretty sure there was some years ago but with the growth of bio fuels, not sure what the reason would be.

Mazda already has their Skyactiv X on their road cars so it's not completely gone, its just that a lot of car companies doesn't give a damn about ICE at all recently.

 

[Foo Fighter]

I was talking about F1, which is what the thread is about rather than road cars.

 

[Nicknick]

@Foo Fighter could you please explain what you are talking about??

 

[Foo Fighter]

The original point was making a diesel engine from am F1 engine. I know there was talk about it appearing in F1 but this went nowhere.

The other poster was talking about road cars, Outside the original topic.

 

[Nicknick]

OK, but it was not my point, that the Formula 1 might turn to Diesel engines by rules intenionally, but the current design of the gazoline engines is closer to a Diesel engine than to an Otto engine as we know it. The combustion chamber looks like a Diesel engine, the valves are almost parallel to the cylinder, the compression ratio is 18:1 peak pressure will be way above 200 bar, the engine runs lean and the combusion process is something in between a Diesel, Gazomine and CAI.

 

[Arjen]

From 2006 until 2011, Diesel-engined cars won the 24 hours race of Le Mans in the LMP1 category. Peugeot won in 2009, Audi won the other five races. After that, hybrid cars ruled.

 

[Nicknick]

Yes I know, but nowaday we have Otto engines in Formula 1 which are designed very much like Diesel engines.

In Le Mans, the rules were changed in favour of the hybrid cars.

 

[Arjen]

Merely pointing out that a Diesel racer is possible. In racing, changing rules can be a blessing or a curse.