Just reading an old autosport mag in my tea break and saw an ad for a Minardi F1 car with an experimental subaru flat 12 engine!! I never knew about this but apparently subaru were thinking of going into F1. Does anyone know any more?
toerag

 

could try this

 

Thanks, that answered all my questions!
Now, will one of those fit in my forester.....

 

Looks very nice.

 

i thought 12cyl engines were band from f1 and that you could have anything up a 10cyl, could be wrong though.

 

That must be one of those new compact units!!

That pic must be from 1980!

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by FASTER MIKE!!:
<B>i thought 12cyl engines were band from f1 and that you could have anything up a 10cyl, could be wrong though.[/quote]

You used to be able to have anything you liked (Ferrari V12, Renault V10, Hart V8 etc...) but now in the interests or making it as boring as possible, everyone has to have a V10.... (that Ferrari V12 sounded the nuts!!! )

Matt.

 

Blimey - imagine the piston slap on that!!

Cynical, me - nah!

 

I wonder did no. 3 big end fail after 10 laps ?

Derek

 

Bar stewards

I was having this very think the other day, wondering if subaru, could design a 4x4 F1 car with a horizontally oposed engine. I was just perfecting the idea in my head and then was going to release it to the world.

I am sure there is something in the regulations about not having 4x4 cars and I am sure it is not possible, but if it is and they win and make money out of this plan then it is my idea and demand some of the profits.

 

Four-wheel drive was banned in F1 a long time ago, but the FIA need not have bothered. None of the 4WD F1 cars were as quick as the RWD ones, the extra traction under acceleration could not make up for the extra weight and drag of the transmission. On a smooth race track, RWD and big sticky tyres are the way to go.

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The V10 rule was written into the small print a couple of years ago. So small that Toyota missed it and built a V12 for their entry to F1. Someone then pointed out the V10 rule to them after they had built the engine!! Bet some poor Jap consultant had to fall on his sword

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Crapaud62:
<B>The V10 rule was written into the small print a couple of years ago. So small that Toyota missed it and built a V12 for their entry to F1. Someone then pointed out the V10 rule to them after they had built the engine!! Bet some poor Jap consultant had to fall on his sword [/quote]

Cynics would suggest the V10 rule was created after initial development was showing that Toyota were getting to much power from their V12!