All F1 racing cars have a 600+ HP internal combustion engine as well as a 200+ HP electric motor.
The motor can be powered for approximately 30 seconds (by regulations, I do not recall the exact number) per lap.
The battery is recharged by: a) breaking and b) by ‘harvesting’ excess power from the spinning turbocharger.
Even the Ferraris have this technology.
Do they sound like a blender? No, but they do not sound like classic F1 either...
“Do they sound like a blender? No, but they do not sound like classic F1 either...”
This year’s new sound has nothing to do with the ERS (Energy Recovery System) but rather the change from normally-aspirated V8 to turbo-V6.
The 30-seconds thing was last year, too; now the regs specify a maximum energy storage capacity.