Why old F1 cars take hours to start

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Find out what it was like starting an F1 car in the 1990s.

and the McLaren MP4/13 that Mika Häkkinen drove to the driver's title that season, but it's representative of the technology of the day.

The process starts by pre-heating the engine with warmed coolant. A common misconception is that the tolerances in these engines are so tight that they are seized when cold. While that isn't true, running an engine like the M198's Ford-Cosworth V-10 at lower-than-optimal temperatures leads to excessive wear. Air is also flushed out of the hydraulic lines before the car is started.

 

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