Current Formula 1 engines generate approximately 1,000 hp from just 1.6 liters of variation, and currently Engineering Explained has video damaging down the details that make that possible. Technically, Formula 1 automobiles have “power units,” not “engines,” as the 1.6-liter turbocharged V-6 is just one part of a hybrid powertrain. Since 2014, F1 has actually mandated a.