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Analysis: How latest tech war outstrips F1's rocket fuel era
The latest upgraded engine from Mercedes has pointed towards new development avenues in Formula 1's fuel battleground, as Jonathan Noble explains There was a time when talk of a petrol war in Formula 1 was limited solely to that great period in the 1980's when 'rocket fuel' was the name of the game. The quest to get the previous generation of turbo engines to 1000bhp and above resulted in chemistry boffins pumping additives likes toluene in to the fuel. With garages smelling like the paint thinning products these solvents were also used in, F1's rocket fuel era brought decent gains on track – and many a tear to the eyes of mechanics off it. Rocket fuel ban Such brews have long been...
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