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WILL ENGINES BECOME THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF
THE 2014 PACKAGE?
Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey said last year that
he believed the engine package in 2014 would become
the primary differentiator between teams.
Cowell thinks that may be overstating the new
engines’ importance, but he does think that work by
manufacturers will return better rewards than in the
era of the current engines.
“We are putting the motor back in motor racing,” he
said. “But to what extent that is the case we will only
know in 2014. It will definitely have more of an
influence than now.”
Cowell is sure, however, that the importance of energy
recovery systems will be far greater.
“Today it is difficult to be quick without KERS. For 2014
it will be impossible to go racing without ERS.”
WILL MANUFACTURER TEAMS HAVE AN ADVANTAGE?
The fact that the engine is evolving to become a more
integral part of the package means those teams that
are currently aligned with the engine builders will get a
head start over customer squads that are simply being
supplied with the components.
Cowell said: “Time is critical and the longer you have
to look at things, the better it is for thinking up ideas.”
HOW THE NEW ENGINES COMPARE
2013 V8 2014 V6
CAPACITY 2.4-litre 1.6-litre
MAX RpM 18,000rpm 15,000rpm
POWER 750bhp 750bhp
MiN. WEiGHT 95kg. No limit 145kg
for KERs including ERs
FUEL Unlimited 100kg (140 litres) per hour
UNiTs pER sEAsON 8 5
ENGINE LIFE 2000km 4000km
KERS v ERS
A look at how 2014’s energy recovery systems will differ from the
current specification
2013 KERS 2014 ERS
UNIT SPEC Kinetic only Kinetic and heat unit
WEiGHT No limit Mandated 20-25kg limit
POWER Max 60kW Max 120kW
ENERGY iNpUT No maximum Max 2MJ per lap from
kinetic unit effectively 4MJ per lap
ENERGY OUTPUT 400 kJ Max 4MJ
pOWER BOOsT 80bhp for 6.7s per lap 161bhp for 33.3s per lap
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