No power unit has broken 1000hp barrier yet
No engine manufacturer in Formula 1 has reached the magic '1000 horsepower' figure yet.
That is the claim of a Mercedes engineer, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
Over the last year or two, there have often been reports in the media about Mercedes or Ferrari breaking through the four-digit horsepower barrier.
"No, not even Ferrari," the Mercedes engineer is quoted as saying.
"We are close, but it's not as though we're going to reach it next week either."
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Make sure to tell Pirelli when you hit the grand, no use having that power if you can't put it on the ground because of daft tires.
I really don't care about the power.
Heavy cars with 1000bhp. Light (proper) cars with 750bhp. No visible difference.
What I do care about is that the current things sound like farts. They really do.
Yes, looks like they all try to replicate Peter Ustinov's Gibraltar Grand Prix.
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