Honda's new F1 engine in action: video
Honda has
previewed its power unit for McLaren's car in the 2015 F1 season in a new
teaser video
As McLaren and Honda unite in Formula 1 for the first time in 22 years, the Japanese company
has revealed a teaser and photo of its new power unit for the 2015 F1 season.
Although it doesn't get too specific on details, you can see and hear the
engine in action.
While all eyes are on who will be driving for
McLaren at this time, with Fernando Alonso rumoured to be joining the team,
Honda appears to be well underway with testing. The firm's return to the sport
couldn't have come at a better time, with two performance models, the new NSX sports car and the Civic Type-R, reappearing next year.
The last time the two companies paired up, the
results were astonishing. Between 1988 and ’92 McLaren and Honda won eight
world championships and 44 grand prix races, took 53 pole positions and set 30
fastest laps with Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna – all in just 80 races. And with
Mclaren looking decidedly off the pace this year, they could do with a
rejuvenation like this.
The video shows lots of graphics that hint towards
the company's past, then calls this 'a new beginning'. Then there is a
simulated lap, in which you can clearly hear the 1.6 litre turbocharged V6 in
all its glory, although it seems to rev even less than the current engines do.
As before, the small direct-injection V6 engine
will be mated with two electric motors, one working with a KERS recovery
system, the other powering a big turbocharger. Honda hasn't released full
specs of its powertrain, but expect in excess of 600bhp and,we hope, one of the
most competitive cars on the field.
Read more: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/honda/89017/honda-f1-engine-for-2015-revealed-in-teaser-video
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