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Electronic lifters? What? They have nothing of the sort ... they have fixed cams (they don't even use VVT) and use compressed air instead of conventional springs to get to 20,000 RPM (although in the v6 turbo era they're actually limited to 15,000 RPM and tend to shift closer to 13,500 ... oh and guess what happens when there's a leak in the pneumatic spring circuit ... good bye engine). Sure they're technological marvels but let's not start making things up ...
Also they use pull-rod suspension purely for the aerodynamic advantages, and in fact I'm not even sure any teams are using pull-rods any more (only a handful of teams even used them in the first place) ...
Very little F1 technology has any real application to road vehicles and it's been that way for quite a long time.
One thing and one thing only has been the primary reason for road car engine innovation for at least the last 2.5 decades - government mandated emissions control.
Thank you for the correction. Just heard the announcers talking about it and thought they said it was electronic. I am not trying to BS hear just trying help inform in case someone doesn't understand.
I will stop typing and just read. LOL
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