F1 MORPHS AGAIN.(Motorsports)

Engine The 3.0-liter V10 engines are gone, replaced by 2.4-liter V8s that should surpass 20,000 rpm. The idea is to reduce costs (though many Formula One engineers say it has had the opposite effect), cut speeds and increase safety. The V8s are expected to have peak power outputs some 200 hp less than the old V10s, between 750 hp and 800 hp, and add three to five seconds to lap times (in testing, times have increased by about one second per lap; see preseason test comparison).

Scuderia Toro Rosso will use a restricted V10 engine (a compromise allowed only for 2006 and intended ...

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