I red some other stuff on it and the Aston  does not look like
F1 tech.

Very few auto journalist understand turbo compound.

On the other  the AMG does look like F1 tech with the addition
of two electric motors on the front wheels. Its a hybrid as
the battery is used during acceleration. The motors are on
the rear wheels in F1.


 Real turbo compound hybrid gets energy from
the turbo charger motor/generator at constant speed.

The generator part feeds power to the motors on
the wheels at constant speed. It is less efficient than
a blow down turbine geared to a simple gear box.
In other words not a hybrid.

The motor part accelerates the turbo for more  rapid throttle response.



"With its first hypercar, revealed this week at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Mercedes (AMG) proves there’s more than one way to make rich drivers feel like they’re training to be astronauts. Where the equally pricey Bugatti Chiron summons 1,500 horsepower from an 8-liter W16 engine that can empty a 26-gallon gas tank in eight minutes, the Project One relies on a puny 1.6-liter V6 engine and a few electric motors. Yet it tops out at 217 mph and goes from 0 to 60 mph in about 2.6 seconds."

However it won't go at top speed for long relying on a battery. It will only go as fast
(when the battery) dies as the 700 HP from the engine can provide.

"That’s possible because the Project One is built with the same tech that Mercedes has used to dominate F1 in recent years. The 1.6-liter V6, which would look small in any car, makes roughly 700 horsepower, largely because it cranks at 11,000 rpm. That’s roughly double whatever you drive (and a bit short of the F1 car’s 15,000 rpm), and just slow enough to give the engine the lifespan it’ll need in public hands. The Merc (AMG) gets another 500 horsepower from three electric motors—one on each front wheel, the third integrated into the engine. A fourth motor spins the turbocharger to make sure when suede driving shoe meets pedal, there’s no lag in power delivery."



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