Mark Hughes: F1's Inside Line
"There could be an exciting new era playing out in front of us"
The FIA's proposals for hybrid engine technology in Formula 1 from 2011 make fascinating reading. But they make for even more fascinating implications.
The general principle is that power is made up of a combination of engine and electrical output to give performance roughly on a par with what we have now despite a smaller engine running at little more than half the speed - and which gives a 30 per cent boost in fuel efficiency.
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