The most powerful F1 engine ever?
The tiny 1500cc 4-cylinder 1986 BMW M12: over 1400hp in qualifying!🔥
Power is estimated: no dyno could accurately measure over 1000hp!💡
The Benetton reached 352km/h in Monza, with much worse drag (and grip) than current cars!
Mind-blowing! 😳
The inline-4 layout of the BMW engine gave it a clear advantage over the V6 engines used by Ferrari and Renault:
1 fewer turbo, 2 fewer cylinders, 8 fewer valves
➡️lower frictional losses
➡️more power and better reliability.
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