The current Formula 1
Formula 1 is the pinnacle of open-wheel, single-seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally. Also... There's more... regulations require the cars to be hybrids. Instead of conventional hybrid systems, with an electric motor, they use energy recovery systems (ERSThe Energy Recovery System has been designed to harvest energy and charge the car's onboard battery for deployment when the... There's more...) to charge the batteryThe Battery (ESS or Energy Storage System) is a key part of the modern hybrid PU in today's F1 cars.... There's more... (ESSThe ESS or Energy Storage System (Battery) is a key part of the modern hybrid PU in today's F1 cars.... There's more...) for deploymentBattery deployment purely refers to the battery being used to create more power. This can either be from the engine... There's more... as required.
These energy recovery systems store heat and kinetic energy collected from the exhaust (MGU-H
The MGU-H (Heat) uses excess exhaust gases from the engine to feed power to the energy store, which is then... There's more...) and brake (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...) systems of the car to use for boosting the power output of the car, adding up to 160 bhpHorsepower is measured using a simple dynamometer, while bhp uses a brake-type dynamometer. A dynamometer is a mechanical brake that... There's more...
These hybrid systems generate over 1,000 hp
Horsepower (HP) was conceived by the engineer James Watt (also known for the term Watt used to measure the output... There's more..., making F1F1 is the pinnacle of open wheel, single seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally.... There's more... cars the most efficient and powerful racing machines on the planet.
