Article To news overview © RN365/Michael Potts Reports emerging from Italy have suggested that Ferrari have already overcome the horsepower deficit brought about by the change in fuel composition for 2022. As part of Formula 1's push for sustainability, 2022 sees the introduction of E10 fuels. This means a new blend of 90 percent fossil fuels, with 10 percent ethanol, with the change also coming at the start of an upcoming engine freeze. As such, the introduction of ethanol into the fuel mixture has resulted in a massive engineering challenge for the manufacturers to optimise the power output from their engines. Estimates of a horsepower drop of 20 horsepower is expected for the start of...
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