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As most of you hopefully know, this year's Formula One Championship has brought so many changes that it can be seen as a technological revolution in more ways than one, not only compared with other decades but even when compared with the 2013 season.
By far the biggest differences reside in the way that the single-seaters powerplants work and the various parts that comprise them.
For example, whereas the previous V8 engines format used a KERS (Kinetic Energy Recuperation System) hybrid system that was effectively fitted to an already-existing engine configuration, the new powerplants have been designed from the get go with complicated hybrid systems that are pretty much integral to their operation.
This is why nobody in Formula One calls them engines anymore, but Hybrid Power Units, with the terminology change reflecting the fact that the new powerplants are quite a bit more than just a high-revving internal combustion engine with an electric motor piggybacking it.
“Mercedes-Benz has been at the forefront of automotive innovation since the invention of the first automobile by Karl Benz,” said Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport. “This pedigree includes over a century of motorsport involvement, which has provided a testing ground for some of the brand’s most significant breakthroughs.”
“What we are seeing in Formula One today is the next generation of innovations that will eventually find their way from the race track to the road. Mercedes-Benz is leading the way in promoting the positive new direction the sport has taken.”
We already know two major differences that the Mercedes-AMG power unit in the F1 W05 single-seater sports compared with its rival powertrains from Ferrari and Renault, both of them being responsible for the massive performance advantage that the three-pointed star has in the current F1 season.
What we don't know if that is the main reason for Mercedes-Benz deciding to re-christen the F1 W05 starting with this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix and then onwards.
Starting from now, the F1 W05 will also get a prominent “Hybrid” suffix, written in the same bold letters as the series-produced Mercedes-Benz cars who are using a similar technology. Hopefully, changing the car's name will not bring some bad omen, as their current win streak is unbeaten in the first four races of the season.
By far the biggest differences reside in the way that the single-seaters powerplants work and the various parts that comprise them.
For example, whereas the previous V8 engines format used a KERS (Kinetic Energy Recuperation System) hybrid system that was effectively fitted to an already-existing engine configuration, the new powerplants have been designed from the get go with complicated hybrid systems that are pretty much integral to their operation.
This is why nobody in Formula One calls them engines anymore, but Hybrid Power Units, with the terminology change reflecting the fact that the new powerplants are quite a bit more than just a high-revving internal combustion engine with an electric motor piggybacking it.
“Mercedes-Benz has been at the forefront of automotive innovation since the invention of the first automobile by Karl Benz,” said Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport. “This pedigree includes over a century of motorsport involvement, which has provided a testing ground for some of the brand’s most significant breakthroughs.”
“What we are seeing in Formula One today is the next generation of innovations that will eventually find their way from the race track to the road. Mercedes-Benz is leading the way in promoting the positive new direction the sport has taken.”
We already know two major differences that the Mercedes-AMG power unit in the F1 W05 single-seater sports compared with its rival powertrains from Ferrari and Renault, both of them being responsible for the massive performance advantage that the three-pointed star has in the current F1 season.
What we don't know if that is the main reason for Mercedes-Benz deciding to re-christen the F1 W05 starting with this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix and then onwards.
Starting from now, the F1 W05 will also get a prominent “Hybrid” suffix, written in the same bold letters as the series-produced Mercedes-Benz cars who are using a similar technology. Hopefully, changing the car's name will not bring some bad omen, as their current win streak is unbeaten in the first four races of the season.
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