Honda V6 hybrid Formula One power unit
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Honda V6 hybrid Formula One power unit
The Honda RA6xxH/RBPTH hybrid power units are a series of 1.6-litre, hybrid turbocharged V6 racing engines which from 2014 through to present, featured both a kinetic energy recovery (MGU-K) electric motor directly geared to the crankshaft and a heat energy recovery (MGU-H) electric motor attached via a common shaft to the turbocharger assembly. From 2026 onwards, new power unit regulations mandated the removal of the MGU-H electric motor. Developed and produced by Honda Motor Company (and subsequently under their Honda Racing Corporation organisation from 2022) for use in Formula One. The engines have been in use since the 2015 Formula One season, initially run by the then newly re-established McLaren Honda works team. Over years of development, power unit output was increased from approximately 760 to over 1,000 horsepower while utilising the same amount of fuel, as mandated by enforced technical regulations (Fuel Mass Flow Rate limit of 100kg per hour). Teams utilising the engines over...
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