"Running out of fuel"

All that has to do with the power train, gearbox, clutch, fuels and lubricants, etc. Generally the mechanical side of Formula One.
langwadt
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Re: "Running out of fuel"

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tim|away wrote:For comparison:

Tesla Model S
Weight = 4,647 lbs = 2,108 kg

EPA rated Highway fuel economy:
97 mpg-e = 0.21497 kwh/km
0.21497 kwh/km = 0.773892 MJ/km

Range with 4 MJ:
4MJ / 0.773892MJ/km = 5.12 km

With 4 MJ you achieve a range of more than 5km on the highway with a Tesla Model S that weighs 2,108 kg. Having said that, I'm sure that an F1 car could in theory (!) drive a whole inlap slowly without the use of the ICE. This assumes that the car actually has 4MJ of ES and is fully charged. I however highly doubt that we'll see that, as it won't be practical for a lot of different reasons.
Remember that the MGU-K must be permanently connected to the crankshaft before the clutch so you'd have
turn the ICE