30-SECOND GUIDE TO EFFICIENCY

A super-efficient timeline from
1995 to 2012 (and beyond)

'; ?> 1995: Engine capacity reduced from 3.5 to 3 liters
1998: Single fuel bladder becomes mandatory
1999: Engine oil breathers to vent into engine air intake
2004: Engines to last one complete race weekend
2005: Engines to last two complete race weekends
2006: Introduction of 2.4-liter V8 engines
2008: Engines homologated by the FIA; development ‘frozen’
2008: Standard Engine Control Unit across all teams
2009: Minimum gearbox life of four race weekends
2009: Engine revs limited to 18,000rpm
2009: Maximum of eight engines per season per driver
2011: Minimum gearbox life increased to five races

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