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1.8 turbos sound OK to me but............it does sound as if they've done the usual "lop a couple of cylinders off" approach I can't see that anything from a 19000rpm NA V8 can have any relevance to a low revving (10000 rpm ???) turbo motor. If cost's the real issue here then the obvious thing to do is to look outside F1. Looking at the new Le Mans regs for example, 2 litre turbos, 6 cylinder limit, 500 to 550 bhp (dependant on air restrictor & boost limit) & they'll last 24hrs! Make up the power difference by upping the KERS power & you're there, a powertrain that'll last half a season, the same overall power as we've currently got, ticks some of the green boxes & you can sell the engines to Le Man teams to help pay for development.
Take Keith Duckworths fuel flow limiting valve to keep power in check & promote fuel efficiency. Sound so much more desirable than a grid of identical engines that cost an absolute fortune to make but you can't develop! or is it just me?
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