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Guillaume · 02-06-2014, 12:24 PM

So... I work for one of the 2014 engine suppliers. AMA

7thgear · 02-06-2014, 12:24 PM

CAN I HAS TWO OF DEM PLZ

Guillaume · 02-06-2014, 12:26 PM

That'll be north of USD 1M, my good sir.

7thgear · 02-06-2014, 12:28 PM

question

assuming you did a proper warmup each time, but never really pushed the engine the way they do in F1, would it actually last a long time?

Guillaume · 02-06-2014, 12:32 PM

Hard to say how much longer, but yeah, longer.
Our show engines have detuned maps to make burn-outs and low-speed/hi-rev manoeuvres safer. You lose a bunch of HP but the engine lasts longer.

FYI, you can't start a cold F1 engine (our engines, anyway). We circulate hot coolant and oil in them before cranking themp up.

Praetendere · 02-06-2014, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guillaume

So... I work for one of the 2014 engine suppliers. AMA

Which supplier?

Guillaume · 02-06-2014, 02:20 PM

The one that won the last 4 championships

F1fletch · 02-06-2014, 03:17 PM

Renault, can you tell us what's up with all the problems? I hear some of the cells in the battery are shorting, as well packaging on RB10 does not allow enough cooling...

Guillaume · 02-06-2014, 03:24 PM

Yeah that's pretty much it to be honest. You'll understand I won't go in too many technical details…

Anthonytpt · 02-07-2014, 12:14 PM

@Guillaume: Does your employment allow you to attend these fine events of skill and speed?

Guillaume · 02-07-2014, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthonytpt

@Guillaume: Does your employment allow you to attend these fine events of skill and speed?

Well I am not part of the track staff, so it's not my job to go on every race (I am a stress engineer). But the company does organize 2 trips per year to different races for the employees. I went to Montreal in 2013, for instance. And if we decide to go to a GP on our own, the tickets are reimbursed, which is always nice.

Anthonytpt · 02-07-2014, 01:22 PM

@ Guillaume: Is Peugot hiring American paralegals? I am willing to relocate to France. ^__^

Guillaume · 02-07-2014, 03:17 PM

@Anthonytpt, you do realize that Renault (its daughter company Renault Sport F1) are totally separate from Peugeot, right?

Peugeot and Citroën together are known as PSA, and they are in a shitty shape right now (like, worse than the other European manufacturers), GM even pulled out of an almost-done deal with them.

Anyway, I am afraid we, at RSF1, are more in need of technical experts (I do have an american colleague, though).

Anthonytpt · 02-12-2014, 12:12 PM

@Guillaume: Oops, I meant to write Renault. I was simultaneously reading a Pike's Peak hill climb thread on the side. :P

02-06-2014, 12:24 PM	#16
7thgear i'm sorry, what? Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Canada Location: I rock a beat harder than you can beat it with rocks Posts: 4,399 Thanks: 357 Thanked 2,506 Times in 1,268 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	CAN I HAS TWO OF DEM PLZ __________________ don't you think if I was wrong, I'd know it?

02-06-2014, 12:28 PM	#18
7thgear i'm sorry, what? Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Canada Location: I rock a beat harder than you can beat it with rocks Posts: 4,399 Thanks: 357 Thanked 2,506 Times in 1,268 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	question assuming you did a proper warmup each time, but never really pushed the engine the way they do in F1, would it actually last a long time? __________________ don't you think if I was wrong, I'd know it?

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Guillaume Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Exige S 240 Location: Belgium Posts: 732 Thanks: 319 Thanked 602 Times in 287 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The one that won the last 4 championships __________________ My car

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Guillaume Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Exige S 240 Location: Belgium Posts: 732 Thanks: 319 Thanked 602 Times in 287 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That'll be north of USD 1M, my good sir.

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Guillaume Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Exige S 240 Location: Belgium Posts: 732 Thanks: 319 Thanked 602 Times in 287 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hard to say how much longer, but yeah, longer. Our show engines have detuned maps to make burn-outs and low-speed/hi-rev manoeuvres safer. You lose a bunch of HP but the engine lasts longer. FYI, you can't start a cold F1 engine (our engines, anyway). We circulate hot coolant and oil in them before cranking themp up.

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F1fletch Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 13 FR-S AT Location: Mountain House, Ca Posts: 374 Thanks: 67 Thanked 116 Times in 65 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Renault, can you tell us what's up with all the problems? I hear some of the cells in the battery are shorting, as well packaging on RB10 does not allow enough cooling...

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Guillaume Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Exige S 240 Location: Belgium Posts: 732 Thanks: 319 Thanked 602 Times in 287 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah that's pretty much it to be honest. You'll understand I won't go in too many technical details…

02-07-2014, 03:17 PM	#27
Guillaume Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Exige S 240 Location: Belgium Posts: 732 Thanks: 319 Thanked 602 Times in 287 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@Anthonytpt, you do realize that Renault (its daughter company Renault Sport F1) are totally separate from Peugeot, right? Peugeot and Citroën together are known as PSA, and they are in a shitty shape right now (like, worse than the other European manufacturers), GM even pulled out of an almost-done deal with them. Anyway, I am afraid we, at RSF1, are more in need of technical experts (I do have an american colleague, though).

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