The current internal combustion engines also use a turbocharger so that apart from the electrical power boosting the engine from the hybrid system, further power comes from the turbo, which works by taking the hot gases from the engine’s exhaust system and uses them to spin a compressor that increases the air and fuel mix going into the engine. Burning fuel needs oxygen - and burning fuel efficiently needs even more, especially when restricted to 110kg of fuel per race. Our turbo charger simply helps the engine ‘breathe’ faster - handy when it spins at roughly 100,000 times a minute.

The turbo is also benefited by the work of the MGU-H and MGU-K.

