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at 15,000RPM i expect them to use a lot of oil, but i wonder what a previous year baseline was

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Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to enter the FIA Formula E Championship for the 2019/20 season – extending the original option agreement to join the electric street racing series in Season 6.

The Stuttgart-based car manufacturer initially reserved an entry prior to the season-opener in Hong Kong last year, but Mercedes has chosen to extend the option for a further year and commit to race in Formula E for Season 6.

http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/july/mercedes-benz-to-enter-formula-e-in-season-6/

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Oil usage before the oil burning period was most likely very low, why carry extra weight. If you were leaking or burn oil before, the clearance issue would also be losing compression which is horsepower.

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Motorsport-Magazin.com - It is the absolute Oberhammer in the DTM: Mercedes announced on Monday evening it's farewell at the end of the DTM season 2018. Instead, the brand is working with the star from the 2019/2020 season in Formula E. Mercedes chose Mercedes as part of a strategic reorientation of its motorsport commitment, as the manufacturer announced in a press release.

https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/dtm/news-239989-mercedes-steigt-ende-2018-aus-der-dtm-aus/

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INDYCAR’S NEXT CAR DESIGN: BOLDER, SAFER, EVEN MORE THRILLING

http://www.indycar.com/News/2017/07/07-24-New-car-unveil

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New book to buy!

How to Build a Car Hardcover – November 1, 2017 by Adrian Newey (Author)

The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian's unrivalled 35-year career in Formula One through the prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he's been involved. A true engineering genius, even in adolescence Adrian's thoughts naturally emerged in shape and form - he began sketching his own car designs at the age of 12 and took a welding course in his school summer holidays. From his early career in IndyCar racing and on to his unparalleled success in Formula One, we learn in comprehensive, engaging and highly entertaining detail how a car actually works. Adrian has designed for the likes of Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, always with a shark-like purity of purpose: to make the car go faster. And while his career has been marked by unbelievable triumphs, there have also been deep tragedies; most notably Ayrton Senna's death during his time at Williams in 1994. Beautifully illustrated with never-before-seen drawings, How to Build a Car encapsulates, through Adrian's remarkable life story, precisely what makes Formula One so thrilling - its potential for the total synchronicity of man and machine, the perfect combination of style, efficiency and speed.