{"id":38332,"date":"2018-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/timepiece-from-a-brm-v16-piston\/"},"modified":"2020-10-02T15:55:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T15:55:15","slug":"timepiece-from-a-brm-v16-piston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/timepiece-from-a-brm-v16-piston\/","title":{"rendered":"Timepiece from a BRM V16 piston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the 68 years long history of Formula 1 there have been quite some storys as well as technical trials and tribulations. At the beginning of the 1950s the displacement was reduced to only 1.5 litres and everybody expected small engines with six to eight cylinders maximum. BRM (British Racing Motors) in the United Kingdom had other plans. They developed a 1.5 liter V16, which could reach more than 12,000 revs per minute and was put under pressure by a supercharger. Contemporary sources speak about 485 horsepower in the beginning at 8,400 rev\/min and more than 610 hp at 12,000 rev\/min. Some experts think it could have reached even higher revs with more power which have been to the test by Graham Hill in 1968 when he took the car for some demonstration laps in South Africa and reached about 13,000 rev\/min.

In its active racing times the BRM Type 15 took part in only four official Formula 1 Grand Prix but only started to two of those races and reached the points once. The reason was its unreliable which suffered water in the cylinders due to the high pressures and its method of construction with block and separate cylinder heads. But BRM developed the car and took part in other races outside F1 with much success. It is the very first Formula 1 car with disc brakes all around. In its time several famous racing drivers have been at its wheel, amongst them were Sir Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, Mike Hawthorn, Jos\u00e9 Froil\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez or Peter Collins.<\/p>\n\n\n

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