
F1 frontline: January 2018
The on-track power struggle was one of F1’s main talking points in 2017, but an equally critical confrontation is now brewing behind the scenes Here it begins, the battle that…
Brief Specification.
Engine : Bore 65 mm., stroke 88 mm. (2,336 c.c.). Tax £18. Overhead valves, operated by two overhead camshafts. 10 bearing crankshaft. Forced feed lubrication by gear pump. Coil ignition, Alfa Romeo carburettor and supercharger. Transmission : Multiple plate
clutch. 4-speed gear box.
Central change. Torque tube. Back axle : Crown and bevel. Suspension : Semi elliptic
springs fore and aft. Steering : W orm and wheel. Wheelbase : 10′ 2″ or 9′ 2″. Track : 4′ 61V.
Weight. About 22 cwt.
Fuel capacity and consumption: 24 gallons, 14 m.P.g.