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16 year old Tzortzis Markogiannis starts with 37 other drivers from all over the
planet, the Italian F4 championship this weekend (16/5) at the
by Paul Ricard. This is the most demanding F4 championship in Europe, for
a category from which legends are born! This year's programme has
a total of seven races, the remaining six are: Misano (6/6), Valelunga (27/6), Imola (25/7), Spielberg (12/9), Muggelo (10/10), Monza (31/10). The young driver races in the colours of CRAM Motorsport and his car, as well as all the
the rest of the institution uses the engine T–Jet of
Abarth. It is the same power unit that supplies - in various versions - the
performance levels from 145 to 180 hp; and the production models of the Abarth. The Greek athlete reveals details about the engine that
and will accompany him on this year's effort, where he will be
against some of the most talented drivers from around the world.
As the young driver says: "The engine of the
Abarth rests at the rear of the car. It binds onto the chassis and back
on which the gearbox rests, while the suspension rests on it. It's 1400 cubic metres
centimetres, turbo and delivers 160PS, ten less than the Abarth 124
Spider. The gearbox has 6 gears, which change directly without the need for a gearbox.
clutch, using the paddles behind the steering wheel. The
gears are the same on all tracks. The engine torque is 250Nm, while the rotation limit is 6200rpm. The effective range where the
engine offers maximum performance is from 2500 to 6000 rpm.
Every lap at Paul Ricard I do 33 gear changes to keep the
engine at its ideal operating range".
In the video below you can see Giorgis Markogiannis describing the
characteristics of the engine and transmission system of his car:
