Engine is the most important part of a racing car and on it the fate of a
Formula One driver on the track depends. It regulates the power of the whole car and the driver can control even the speed of the racing car as much as the power of the engine permits. All the aspects of a
Formula One racing car, starting from the use of the materials to more serious and important things, are controlled by the governing body of the sport FIA or
Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Earlier, the racing cars of
Formula One used 3 litre V10 engines which were naturally aspirated. However, from 2006 the maximum capacity of the engines has been fixed at 2.4 litres. The number of the inlet and exhaust valves in the engine should be two each.
There are several things which are forbidden to be associated with the
Formula One racing cars. For example, turbochargers and superchargers are not allowed. Nor is any kind of pre air cooling devices. Similarly, the inlet and exhaust systems of variable geometry are also forbidden. The cylinder must have only one spark plug for ignition and fuel injector.
The
engines are mostly made from alloys of iron, nickel, cobalt or titanium. They give the strength to the
Formula One racing cars to scorch the tracks. The engines of a
Formula One racing car should be properly maintained to bring the best out of them on the racing tracks.
