Petition to FIA - 2026 rules canceled, V10s in 2028

[JordanMugen]

It's obvious that the cars will be significantly lighter going to NA with light hybrid. I only mentioned refuelling as something i think would bring more excitement to race strategies.

That's an interesting view which contradicts mzso!

If we say a 2.4 V8 would be subject to the same 95kg minimum weight as before, then what would the minimum weights be for a 3.0 V10 or 3.5 V12 respectively?

Does it scale linearly, so let's say 95kg 2.4 V8, 119kg 3.0 V10 and 142kg 3.6 V12?

The V12 would be a little on the heavy side, but no worse than say Mercedes using a 6.2 V8 in their AMG GT GT3 racer when they could use a 2.0 I4 turbo like in their C63 AMG. The "nostalgic, hollow" Mercedes V8 still seems to hit the performance, drivability, economy & durability targets required of an endurance GT3 car!

[PlatinumZealot]

Why would a fan want an F1 car to have a boosted 2.0 liter 4 banager? I don't understand? Don't they have WRC for that?

[JordanMugen]

Why would a fan want an F1 car to have a boosted 2.0 liter 4 banager? I don't understand? Don't they have WRC for that?

I like NA, but a 2.0 I4 turbo is power dense and works just fine in Super Formula. Mercedes, Audi and Honda already have the Super Formula/DTM/SuperGT regulation engine - while perhaps others which such engines like Nissan, BMW and Toyota could also be tempted?

Obviously the original proposal was 1.6 I4 in 2014. The V6 doesn't really gain anything apart from structural considerations (and even then many say that is an excuse more than anything else).

There have obviously been various famous 1.5 I4 turbo F1 engines in the past like the BMW and HART.

[CHT]

It's obvious that the cars will be significantly lighter going to NA with light hybrid. I only mentioned refuelling as something i think would bring more excitement to race strategies.

That's an interesting view which contradicts mzso!

If we say a 2.4 V8 would be subject to the same 95kg minimum weight as before, then what would the minimum weights be for a 3.0 V10 or 3.5 V12 respectively?

Does it scale linearly, so let's say 95kg 2.4 V8, 119kg 3.0 V10 and 142kg 3.6 V12?

The V12 would be a little on the heavy side, but no worse than say Mercedes using a 6.2 V8 in their AMG GT GT3 racer when they could use a 2.0 I4 turbo like in their C63 AMG. The "nostalgic, hollow" Mercedes V8 still seems to hit the performance, drivability, economy & durability targets required of an endurance GT3 car!

I believe a return to V10 doesnt need to be 3.0. It could be smaller.