RE: BRM V16: Time For Tea?

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hidetheelephants said:

Doug Nye's mammoth BRM tomes cover it in depth, as I recall the power curve produced as a result of using a centrifugal blower(as opposed to a roots blower, a centrifugal blower is much more efficient) gives a very steeply rising power curve, which is good in an aeroengine like a Merlin but sod all use in a racing car. Added to the already peaky nature of a 1.5l V16 it was useless on track and a glorious waste of everyone's time.

The MK2 won half of all the formula Libre races it entered racing against Ferrari and Maserati F1 cars. Hardly useless.