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BERLIN, Germany - Niki Lauda has revealed that Mercedes' new turbo V6 engine produces "about 580" horsepower - the equivalent of about 435kW.
It is a rare admission in the highly-secretive world of Formula 1 but field-leading Mercedes' F1 chairman wasn't giving the whole game away.
'I'D BE HAPPY WITH 580HP'
Asked to put a number on the team's early-season superiority, Lauda told Austrian Servus TV: "The fuel engine is about 580 horse power. Then there is the electrical side."
He didn't elaborate on that...
It's known that the energy-recovery or 'ERS' side of the 'power unit' adds 120kW to the equation but Lauda's figures made Helmut Marko, team advisor to struggling F1 champions Red Bull, grin.
Marko said: "Interesting data, I would be happy if I had 580hp."
It is a rare admission in the highly-secretive world of Formula 1 but field-leading Mercedes' F1 chairman wasn't giving the whole game away.
'I'D BE HAPPY WITH 580HP'
Asked to put a number on the team's early-season superiority, Lauda told Austrian Servus TV: "The fuel engine is about 580 horse power. Then there is the electrical side."
He didn't elaborate on that...
It's known that the energy-recovery or 'ERS' side of the 'power unit' adds 120kW to the equation but Lauda's figures made Helmut Marko, team advisor to struggling F1 champions Red Bull, grin.
Marko said: "Interesting data, I would be happy if I had 580hp."