Ferrari, with Michael Schumacher at the wheel, cracked the elusive 20,000 RPM barrier with its Brazil-only engine specification whilst testing at Jerez last week.
Cosworth and Honda are believed to have also surpassed the impressive figure at one time or another, but - in pursuit of the constructors' championship and a final Grand Prix win for the retiring German racer - the red team reportedly intend to regularly run the V8 past 20,000 revs in Sao Paulo this weekend.
"Because their engine must only last for one race, I can imagine that 20,000 is a realistic figure," Toyota's former engine boss, Norbert Kreyer, said.
Spain's Marca newspaper, meanwhile, applauded Schumacher after he dominated proceedings last week in testing at Jerez.
"It is a good job for Alonso that the championship is basically decided," the newspaper wrote, "because if it was not, every alarm bell at Renault would now be ringing."
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