Audi warns Mercedes may exploit a compression ratio grey area in the 2026 F1 engine rules, risking an early and decisive advantage.
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Audi warns 2026 F1 engine loophole could hand Mercedes a major early advantage

Formula 1 has not yet entered the 2026 season, yet a serious technical dispute already threatens to shape the competitive order of the new era. As reported by The Race, ahead of the 2026 F1 season, Audi has emerged as a vocal manufacturer warning that Mercedes could begin the regulations with a substantial and potentially…

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Red Bull Racing gives update on RBPT progress and expects to do “as good a job if not a better one” than their partnership with Honda

Red Bull’s chief engineer Paul Monaghan gave an update prior to the F1 Summer Break as to how the Red Bull Power Trains project is progressing. Red Bull Racing have a heritage of several different engine partners over the years. When the team entered Formula 1 in 2005, they did so with an engine manufactured…

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Alpine reportedly considering dramatic move away from Renault F1 engines

In a bid to better the struggling French teams fortunes, talks are reportedly underway internally at Alpine to move away from Renault works power unit supply in Formula 1. With Alpine suffering a disappointing start to the 2024 season, currently 8th in the F1 constructors standings with a lowly 5 points, discussions have reportedly been…

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