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There's certainly more to it, i only have time for quick one liners at the minute. You're on the right lines Josephiah with what you say, but Newey was talking not about making an engine, rather how to use it best.A four cylinder is more than capable of handling structural forces, and certainly the direction, frequency and magnitude of the internal forces vary massively between configurations and design, but these are balanced out in the design stage. Newey is concerned with his chassis, and a V configuration will always be inherently stiffer in the directions he is concerned with and allow itself to be incorporated into the chassis design to greater effect, quicker, easier etc etcTo see what a longitudinal engine can do when the forces are in line with the strengths of the engine, take a look at bike design. Some manufacturers have gone so far as to use no chassis at all between the headstock and swing arm, with the engine/gearbox combined taking over the role. Never the less, all modern superbikes use the engine as a stressed member and F1 has been here before with 4 cylinders as well. All be it with far less success than the V6s......
There's certainly more to it, i only have time for quick one liners at the minute. You're on the right lines Josephiah with what you say, but Newey was talking not about making an engine, rather how to use it best.
A four cylinder is more than capable of handling structural forces, and certainly the direction, frequency and magnitude of the internal forces vary massively between configurations and design, but these are balanced out in the design stage. Newey is concerned with his chassis, and a V configuration will always be inherently stiffer in the directions he is concerned with and allow itself to be incorporated into the chassis design to greater effect, quicker, easier etc etc
To see what a longitudinal engine can do when the forces are in line with the strengths of the engine, take a look at bike design. Some manufacturers have gone so far as to use no chassis at all between the headstock and swing arm, with the engine/gearbox combined taking over the role. Never the less, all modern superbikes use the engine as a stressed member and F1 has been here before with 4 cylinders as well. All be it with far less success than the V6s......