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Britain's most powerful F1 engine

Started by AAGR , Dec 30 2014 14:39

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#1 AAGR

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Posted 30 December 2014 - 14:39

It was one of those good-natured arguments in the pub .... which, so far, has been the UK's most powerful F1 engine of all time ?

I'm probably wrong, but I opted for Cosworth's turbocharged 1.5-litre vee-6 of 1987, which seems to have raced in Benettons with a reliable near-1,000bhp.

Now shoot me down or let's, at least, have some reasoned alternatives.

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#2 Tim Murray

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Posted 30 December 2014 - 15:09

I have a friend who worked for Cosworth at the time, and he once told me that in 1987 Benetton were indeed using engines with around 1,000 bhp in race trim. I'd be surprised if anything else British came close to that - my understanding is that the Hart 415T didn't produce much more than 800 bhp.

Edited by Tim Murray, 30 December 2014 - 15:09.

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#3 f1steveuk

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Posted 30 December 2014 - 15:23

Funniest misprint I ever saw was, "The BRM V16 could produce as much a 32BHP".............................

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#4 BRG

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Posted 30 December 2014 - 19:38

...but not for long.

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#5 Manfred Cubenoggin

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Posted 31 December 2014 - 00:44

:lol:

Good one, BRG...

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#6 Peter0Scandlyn

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Posted 31 December 2014 - 04:52

ROFL....

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#7 Eric Dunsdon

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Posted 31 December 2014 - 10:16

I wonder how many on this forum actually saw a MK.1 V16BRM in race action in the 1950's?. (a cue for more uninformed jokes there I suppose!).

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#8 JtP2

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Posted 31 December 2014 - 11:30

For some reason the quote never comes up, but here is the first BRM joke.

How many BRM trustees ever saw a Mk1 BRM V16 in race action?

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#9 Doug Nye

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Posted 31 December 2014 - 13:01

Can't quite see the joke (which really disappoints me, I must be slipping ) but the answer should certainly be probably all of them - as long as the race was not on a Sunday...

DCN

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#10 Eric Dunsdon

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Posted 31 December 2014 - 13:02

For some reason the quote never comes up, but here is the first BRM joke.

How many BRM trustees ever saw a Mk1 BRM V16 in race action?

Quite a few I would imagine. I know that I did, many times!.

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#11 f1steveuk

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Posted 01 January 2015 - 09:58

The BRM was like a lot of British ideas, brilliant in concept, a tad lacking in execution. As a mere 55 year old, I did not experience the early BRM's first hand, and rely on period reports, which didn't paint a pretty picture. Even when I did experience a BRM first hand (1973) I was stunned by the noise, less impressed by the speed and reliability, though Roger Williamson's performance in testing one indicated there was potential, just that the potential was wasted. End of the day, the qoute I gave, wasn't mine, but when looked at, in period, in conjunction with the reporting of the time, is apt, even if you don't find it funny!