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axle

[ak-suhl] / ˈæk səl /


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This year, the MGU-H has been removed, and the rules forbid the MGU-K - the motor generator unit on the rear axle - from being used to assist at starts until the car reaches a certain speed.

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In many instances, teams are using high-speed parts of the track to reduce engine output to the rear axle and charge the battery instead, a process known as "clipping".

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The Opel Blitz was stuck fast in the deep gravel bed, almost up to its axles.

From BBC

Hence the decision to go for a nominal 50-50 split between electric and internal combustion power and an engine with no MGU-H and a much more powerful MGU-K, recovering from the rear axle only.

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The four-time champion spun off and crashed at Turn One on his first lap of the session when his rear axle locked, catching him by surprise.

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