Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, has reached a compromise with power unit manufacturers to tighten how engine ...

Apart from the very curious, not many people ask why diesel engines, compared to gasoline, run higher compression ratios. The argument is reasonably straightforward and starts with fuel ...

Even before the 2026 calendar year has begun, the first controversy under F1's new ruleset has already surfaced. It concerns the engine regulations, and more specifically the compression ratio of the ...

Mercedes CEO and team principal Toto Wolff revealed that FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem "supported" the German team throughout the compression ratio engine discussion. Throughout the buildup ...

A single line in the technical regulations has sparked months of debate — here’s how the compression ratio saga unfolded and ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

Frederic Vasseur has commented on the decision reached yesterday following the meeting in Bahrain between the FIA and the power unit manufacturers. The Ferrari team principal said he remains confident ...

Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

There’s still another couple of months before the 2026 crop of F1 cars takes to the track for the first preseason test. It’s a year of big change for the sport, which is adopting new power unit rules ...