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How does a formula 1 engine work?

Does any1 know how a f1 engine works and also does any 1 know how a f1 car is assembled together ?

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1. The engine is a normal 4 stroke ottoman cycle engine (admittedly one in a high state of tune) And now, all F1 cars are basicly glued together.
2. High horsepower, low torque. F1 engines have a really short stroke. They don't need much torque because they are so light.
3. Here's a start on how the engine works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_engines
4. exactly the same as a normal engine but highly tuned for max out put 1. induction 2. compresion 3. power 4. exhorst
5. with a normal car/sports car the engine size is based on good performance and fuel economy. a formula 1 car does not worry about economy just power, they are built with more pistons and lesser engine size. most cars are either 2000cc-5000cc in various layouts(4 cylinder to v8). formula 1 cars have 1000cc-3000 in layouts v8-v16 which gives them much more torque and response to throttle. weight means everything in this set up, less weight more power much quicker. they are made from carbon fibre through a glue process which bonds panels around the driver pod, which is made from aluminium.
6. They work pretty much along the same principles as a regular car engine, only they are designed for absolute power, & only need to last for 2 races (less than 400 miles) What I find amazing is when you see the telemetry on screen i.e. rev counter, these things never seem to drop much below 7-8000 rpm, a speed at which most car engines would blow themselves to bits!