⚙️ GP2 ENGINE? WORSE

Alonso would happily make the switch, as the Formula 2 cars were WAY FASTER in the speed trap than he was! 🤯

In FP1, F2s already hit a 322 km/h MEDIAN top speed, which was higher than the HIGHEST (321) reached by both Astons during the GP (so with slipstreams and overtake mode)!

ALO and then STR retired, but with that straight-line performance, they had no chance from the start!

This is the first time I see something like this happen, which tells a lot about the current ICE's power....

F2 cars run a 3400cc turbocharged V6, producing ~620hp at 8700rpm.

It has therefore way less power than the combined ICE + ERS power of an F1 engine, but it's still more powerful than F1's ICE.

And, once the battery runs dry, F1 cars are left with the ICE only: that's why F2 cars can have comparable top speeds at the end of the straights (where the speed trap is located).

Or higher than that, if we are comparing them to the Aston Martin.

[Via @JMP_software]