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F1 News & Discussions => F1 History => Topic started by: John S on December 20, 2020, 05:17:11 PM

Title: The F1 era when they used rocket fuel.
Post by: John S on December 20, 2020, 05:17:11 PM

Yeah they really did run F1 cars on rocket fuel to get 1400 bhp from 1.5 litre turbo engines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ztibWb2eyQ

Title: Re: The F1 era when they used rocket fuel.
Post by: lkjohnson1950 on December 20, 2020, 07:44:02 PM

I remember. The stuff was so toxic you really needed hazmat materials to handle it. They even iced it down to pack more into the tanks.

Title: Re: The F1 era when they used rocket fuel.
Post by: Andy B on December 20, 2020, 08:29:55 PM

Didn't Mansell get burnt sitting in a spillage at one race?