Engine Elements

The Power UnitF1 cars no longer have engines as such, they run a hybrid power unit (PU) that delivers in the order... There's more... comprises six elements – the Internal Combustion EngineThe Internal Combustion Engine, commonly called ICE, is a six-cylinder, four-stroke, turbocharged, direct injection 1.6-litre unit and one of 6... There's more... (ICEICE refers to the Internal Combustion Engine, a six-cylinder, four-stroke, turbocharged, direct injection 1.6-litre unit and one of 6 components... There's more...), Turbo, MGU-KThe MGU-K (Kinetic) harvests energy from the decelerating wheels back to the energy store for later use. The power created... There's more..., MGU-HThe MGU-H (Heat) uses excess exhaust gases from the engine to feed power to the energy store, which is then... There's more..., Control ElectronicsThe Control Electronics, or ECU (Electronic Control Unit), is a high-tech unit that controls the electrical systems on all F1... There's more... and Energy Store. These elements are combined together to deliver different Power Unit modes, which drivers and teams can utilise throughout a race weekend.

To manage the cost and ensure the wealthy teams do not have an unfair advantage, teams have a cost capThe cost cap, or budget cap, is the amount of money a team can spend on the car's performance in... There's more... (circa $95m) and restrictions on the number of units they can use, as follows – 3 ICE, 3 TC, 3 MGU-H, 3 MGU-K, 2 ES, 2 CE and 8 EX. 

Should teams exceed these quotas, which will happen, an engine penalty will be imposed.