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Listen to this. The V10 era of Formula 1 produced the best engines the world has ever seen (or rather, HEARD). They were big, powerful, high-revving and (in my opinion) the best-sounding engines ever. But how on earth did they make them capable of over 19,000 rpm? And why aren’t they still used in modern F1 today? Well, let me tell you… The V10 era began in 1986 with the 3.5-litre unit built by Alfa Romeo, but really started to take off in 1989 under the leadership of Renault. At the time, the regulations for the engine were fairly free, with one key rule keeping them in check: total engine displacement could not exceed 3.5 litres and turbos were banned. So, because the rules were so free, engine manufacturers came out with very different designs, resulting in a grid of V8s, V10s and V12s. And at one point, we even saw a W12 (but it didn't do well at all, in fact it never qualified for any races). Ford, at the time, went with a V8 for its simplicity and relative fuel economy. Whereas Ferrari went with a V12, with complexity or cost not being an issue for them, they simply went for maximum power. (And we can understand their choice, looking at their road cars at the time.) Renault was really the first to make it big with V10s, when they started making a lot more power than V8s and V12s. But why, when they were all 3.5 litre naturally aspirated engines? How were they making more power? ???? All source images can be found here ???? https://bit.ly/40L8HS3 ➤Follow Driver61 on: ➤ Instagram - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61Insta ➤ TikTok - @official_driver61 - https://bit.ly/D61TikTok Contact: [email protected] #V10 #Formula1 #Ferrari