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10 weird engine names used in F1

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Sometimes everything is not as it seems in F1. Ahead of Red Bull taking over Honda's engine project, and creatively calling the engines... 'Red Bull', Edd Straw looks back at some of the more imaginative names given to F1 powerplants in the past.

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20 Comments

@GTChucker86 5 years ago

(Megatron engine blows up)

YOU FAILED ME FOR THE LAST TIME STARSCREAM

@PyroBun_2844 5 years ago

It’s all fun and games till there’s a “Honda concept by Mercedes amg” engine.

@JohnBoyAdvance 5 years ago

Red bull should call their engine "wings" .

@rossrreyes 5 years ago

Red Bull V6 will always sound odd; its like saying I drive a V12 Coca Cola

@irish_mcrae1892 5 years ago

Megatron engines
I'd race that, idc about the performance, give me the megatrons

@stephenyates962 5 years ago

An honourable mention should also go to Toro Rosso in 2017, their 'Renault' engines were badged as... Toro Rosso, for sponsorship purposes.

@titanicsurvivor1434 5 years ago

My favorite: McLaren Honda GP2

@rohitmurthy9666 5 years ago

I feel like red bull missed a trick by not using energy in "their" engine name...😂

@alexgriffin5035 5 years ago

Anyone else love the Sauber Petronas (and Red Bull) livery? Beautiful.

@santiagoremedi7385 5 years ago

Megatron: tuned by swiss-based hiney murder

thx youtube subtitles LOL

@BOABModels 5 years ago (edited)

I was 11 in 1998 and never understood who Mecachrome were but I totally blamed them for Williams falling down the standings! 😅

@ihathtelekinesis 5 years ago

Kind of disappointed that Red Bull didn't decide to resurrect the Mugen name for 2022.

@vodfriend 5 years ago

8:27 Yeah, Mechachrome has got to be one of the coolest names in racing.

@gdogg3710 5 years ago

Should rebadged the old Renault turbos in the 80's Optimus Prime to battle Megatron...

@areebsiddiqui758 5 years ago

Rise, my deception army and charge for the podium.

@3storiesUp 5 years ago

What people like Brian Hart and John Judd were able to achieve on shoestring budgets was amazing. A video on those two would be awesome (maybe including Mario Illien)