US EditionFia and F1 Manufacturers Will Analyze Compression Ratio in Engines for 2026
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FIA's explosive meeting looms as F1 engine regulations spark fierce debate over loopholes
FIA’s Special Meeting Set to Ignite Controversy Over F1 Engine Regulations! The Formula 1 world is bracing for a seismic shift as an explosive debate over new engine regulations is about to unfold in a special meeting organized by the FIA. Set to take place on January 22, this gathering of technical experts will delve deep into the contentious issue of the internal combustion engine’s (ICE) compression ratio, a topic that has sparked fierce disc…
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the Formula 1 engine manufacturers will meet on January 22 to review the interpretation of the technical regulation on the compression ratio in the power units for 2026. The new regulation sets a maximum limit of 16:1, reduced from 18:1, with the aim of facilitating the entry of new competitors. Article C5.4.3 of the technical regulation specifies that the measurement of the compression ratio is …
The new engine regulation of Formula 1 for 2026 had not yet driven the slightest single-seater on the track that it was already causing intense behind-the-scenes tensions. Two weeks before the first pre-season tests, the FIA convened all the motorists to try to ease a growing controversy over the interpretation of the rules concerning the compression rate of the powertrains. The dispute broke out at the end of last year, when it appeared (...)
FIA calls meeting with F1 manufacturers over loophole controversy
Formula 1’s manufacturers are to meet with the FIA on the eve of the first pre-season test to discuss the ongoing controversy over engine compression rules.A dispute between car makers erupted at the end of last year after it emerged that Mercedes and Red Bull have exploited a loophole in the wording of the 2026 rules to help improve engine performance.While some manufacturers interpreted a compression ratio limit of 16:1 in the regulations as t…
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