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F1 News & Discussions => General F1 Discussion => Topic started by: John S on January 24, 2021, 10:53:59 PM
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Mercedes are pushing their PU to beyond 1000hp for 2021, that's up 20-25hp on previous year, (see extract below from longer piece on Motorsportweek.com). Not bad from a 1.6 litre engine block. :D
Perhaps that's why they're cool about giving RBR the engine freeze they are seeking. Anyone wanna bet the W12 is not gonna be another flyer?
Power Unit boost for 2021
In Brixworth, home of Mercedes engine department, they have been working on a new Power Unit which will be even more powerful than in 2020, with an estimated power jump of around 20-25 horsepower.
Development mainly focused on the hybrid systems, with an improvement in efficiency and duration of charge. The endothermic part, on the other hand, provides for an improvement in the general reliability and durability of the components.
At the end of the season, the Mercedes Power Unit was not particularly brilliant from this point of view, and there were a few technical problems – although these mainly hit their customer teams, such as Racing Point and Williams.
The banning of so-called ‘Party Modes’ did not level out performance among the Power Unit manufacturers that much, despite Ferrari’s hopes it would, and Mercedes maintained its supremacy over Honda, Renault and Ferrari.
It’s expected the ’21 PU will be the most powerful F1 engine in this era, with an output now far exceeding 1,000HP.
Since hybridisation has existed in F1 since 2014, Mercedes has almost always dominated on this front compared to other manufacturers, and after the Ferrari flop of last year, and the farewell of Honda at the end of ’21, and the possible freezing of the engines for next year, it could give a continuation to the domination shown in this era by the German manufacturer.
Courtesy Rosario Giuliana, motorsportweek.com, 23rd Jan.
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Mercedes stated during last season that the downforce taken away for 2021 has been just about recovered so I am looking forward to Race 1 wherever that is as testing has too much showboating.