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Australian GP: Preview - Renault

Renault's trackside team has increased by one person per team this year. Instead of 7 people per Renault-powered team there will now be 8: one engineer, technician, electronics technician and performance engineer per car.The turbocharger is capable of rotating at speeds of 100,000rpm - that's 1,500 rotations per second.The MGU-H is also capable of very high rotational speeds as it is coupled to the turbocharger.The MGU-K is crucial for performance. Whilst in 2013 a failure of KERS would cost about 0.3s per lap at about half the races, the consequences of a MGU-K failure in 2014 would be far more serious, leaving the car propelled only by the internal combustion engine and effectively...
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