Yes.The displacement would be increased.But that is the principle.mep wrote:It's not.
If you want a longer store and let the bore the same you will get a higer
capacity of the engine and as we all know is the capacity limited in formula1. You must make the piston area smaler.
The assumption:
is made to show the principle.The same pressure on the same piston area on a longer moment arm
You could decrease bore of the cylinder,and increase stroke to fit in the 2.4l regulation,but the result would be bigger moment and smaller revs(huge decrease) which in result gives less peak power for the engine-and we don't want that.