When Formula 1 Engines Revved to 20 000 RPM!
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Listen to this.
The V10 era of Formula 1 produced the best engines the world has ever seen.
They are raw, powerful, revvy and (in my opinion) the best-sounding engines ever.
But how on earth did they make them able to reach over 19 THOUSAND RPM? And why are they not in the current F1 CARS? Well, let me explain.
The V10 era started in 1986 with the 3.5-litre unit built by Alfa Romeo - but really started finding success in 1989 with Renault.
At the time, the engine regulations were pretty free, with one key rule keeping them in check.
The overall engine capacity could not be more than 3.5 litres, and turbos were banned.
So with the rules being free, the engine manufacturers each landed on pretty different designs. With V8s, V10s and V12s all on the grid.
And at one point, they even had a W12 (but it kinda sucked, never actually qualifying for a race)
Ford, at the time, swore by a V8 for its simplicity and relative fuel economy.
Whereas Ferrari stuck to a V12, with complexity and cost not really being an issue for them, they aimed at maximum power.
(And you can see why they chose those by looking at their road cars at the time)
[Shot of 1990 Mustang, and a Ferrari 348]
Renault were the first to really make waves with the V10 - where they started to create significantly more power than the V8s and the V10s.
But why? They were all 3.5 litre, naturally aspirated engines? How were they creating more power?
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All Comments (21)
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They actually reached the end of the line... at around 21.000 rpm the Flame isn't fast enough to keep delivering more Power with more revs, cause the pressure raise starts being slower then the gas cycle in the piston. The work cycles is so Short, it has no time to burn through or expand.
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The V10 era was the best era. That glorious sound.
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When my father and I first visited an F1 race at the Nürburgring in 2004, the sound of those V10 shocked us immensely. It's hard to describe in words, those things SCREAMED like nothing I had ever heard before. First thing we did when we got back that day was buy some earplugs because my god, you needed those. The V8 engines introduced a few years after still sounded great, but it was already a huge step down from the V10's.
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wish id seen these engines live
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They killed F1 with this over-regulation for me.
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This ageing petrolhead is very grateful that she was able to witness Group-B rallying and the F1 V-10 era in person. Both were phenomenal.
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I feel so sorry that newer fans never got to experience this live - Yes, you couldn't hear for a week afterwards but it was worth it
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It was crazy engineering like this and the sound that got me interested in the sport in the first place. Makes me wonder why I'm still a fan.
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That sound is unbeatable! V10 Formula 1 cars will always be THE SOUND of the sport.
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I was at Monza in 2003, I was 10 at the time, we had "seats" (actually just standing in the grass) at the straight before the parabolica, I don't remember too much about the race but the sound... oh boy that was completely insane.
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That sound gives me instand flashbacks to me as a ~10 year old kid sitting in front of the TV together with my dad. Great times!
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When Formula 1 engines revved to 20,000 rpm? Back when times where better
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I've been to three GP's in this era, 1 in Spa and 2 in Hockenheim. The V10 sound goes through the ground and right through your body. Beholding a GP start then was an absolute assault on the senses. Best F1 engines ever.
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I’ll never forget in Indy 2003 hearing the V10s for the first time. My God I was speechless. My jaw hit the floor. The kind of sound you can feel in your soul. The only thing that can rival that sound is a fighter jet
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F1 is still living off the V10 era. Anyone who witnessed it became instantly hooked and we still watch F1 today, get others into it, get our kids into it, all because of this era. There's no way the V6 era or even the V8 era could ever inspire the same kind of passion the V10 cars did.
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All around great video. The V10's remain the pinnacle of engine's IMO. Small correction, F1 never had a limit of 17,000 rpm. It's funny how the FIA strayed from V10s because of "cost" as they claim, but the complex power units of today are far more expensive. Unfortunately 3.0L V10s can never be as efficient as the today's hybrid engines.
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Aww man... that V10 sound🤤🤤
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reason V10 sound so good its that the exhaust pulse is in 5/4 time, which is used in spy-esque musics like the mission impossible songs or in jazz. its has more "groove" in it due to the mismatch of the beat number and count number. V12 is in 6/4 timing, which most people will refer as an extended 4/4 timing and V8 is 4/4. It is very widely used so it doesn't sound as exotic
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Back in the '60's Honda wanted to see if rpm could outrun the flame speed at very high revs. This CAN happen which then needs more timing advance but if the cylinder plumbing is made correctly the VE will increase as the rpm's come up and not need more timing. I think they hit 24,000 and the flame front was still accelerating with the engine speed.
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I was lucky enough to hear them once in 2005. Every time a session started you could hear them from the other side of the circuit and all I could think was that the drivers were brave to be trying to tame these beasts. The hairs on the back of my neck would stand on end.
