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What's new in F1's 2025 regulations?

2 days 13 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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Formula 1's 2025 season, the last of the current ruleset, will kick off in Australia as Albert Park hosts the season opener - and there's a handful of changes to the... read more »

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Honda plans to develop 2026 F1 powertrain until "very last moment"

8 days 14 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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Honda plans to push back its FIA homologation process until just before the 2026 Formula 1 season as it aims to develop its V6 turbo-hybrid until the "very last... read more »

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Christian Horner responds after Honda ‘struggling’ admission

about 1 month ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Honda recently admitted to "struggling" with its F1 2026 powertrain. read more »

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How Ford is ramping up involvement in Red Bull F1 engine project

about 1 month ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Ford Performance Motorsports Powertrain manager Christian Hertrich has expanded on the marque's involvement in the Red Bull Formula 1 engine project. The post How Ford is... read more »

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Why Alpine is taking the Mercedes gearbox for just one season

2 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Alpine's decision to take Mercedes' Formula 1 gearbox for 2026 will give it "headroom" to develop elsewhere for the next series of regulations before... read more »

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Alpine's Mercedes F1 engine switch for 2026 the 'pragmatic, obvious' choice

4 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 244 views )

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes has opened up on the team's decision to switch to Mercedes powertrains for Formula 1's new rules for 2026, stating the team simply... read more »

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ANALYSIS: 2026 power unit regulations have been established with the engine manufacturers

9 months ago

from: F1Technical.net

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FIA's Head of Powertrain Vincent Pereme has stressed that the rule set for the brand-new power units that will come into force in 2026 have been created in association... read more »

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Vowles thinks no F1 team will hit minimum weight in 2026

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 331 views )

The overhaul in rules for 2026 will affect both powertrain and chassis design, with a near-50/50 split in power delivery from the internal combustion engine and the hybrid unit... read more »

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Alpine releases long-serving operations chief White in further F1 team shake-up

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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A long-serving member of the team, White moved to the Enstone outfit in 2016 to head up the operations side of the squad having previously worked as the deputy managing... read more »

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Ferrari confirms Leclerc’s Imola F1 engine change a precaution

10 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Ferrari has disclosed how anomalies with Charles Leclerc’s engine post-Miami triggered the power unit change on his car for Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Leclerc took... read more »

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Honda 2026 F1 project going "according to plan" with electrical power initial focus

11 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Japanese marque has spent the past six seasons as Red Bull's powertrain partner and has achieved success through Max Verstappen's trio of drivers' titles,... read more »

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Horner: Red Bull overcoming ’70 years disadvantage’ with F1 powertrain

11 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner claims the Milton Keynes-based Formula 1 outfit has “70 years of disadvantage to Ferrari” as it builds its powertrains project ahead of... read more »

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Honda opens new UK F1 engine base ahead of Aston Martin partnership

12 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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After officially withdrawing from F1 at the end of 2021, having propelled Max Verstappen to his first drivers' title, Honda has continued to supply engines until the end... read more »

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Former Ferrari F1 boss Binotto to head new e-powertrain project

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Binotto has been out of the spotlight since he left Ferrari at the end of the 2022 season, following a difficult campaign for the Maranello-based squad.He had been linked with... read more »

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Former Ferrari team boss Binotto lands new job outside motorsport

about 1 year ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Despite links to several Formula One teams, former Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto decided to leave motorsport behind to lead TEXA's E-Powertrain division. read more »

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Ford boss lifts lid on F1 meeting with Adrian Newey

about 1 year ago

from: GPfans.com

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Ford CEO Jim Farley has rather bullishly claimed that Red Bull will still be at the 'very top of the podium' in 2026 due to their 'top notch' powertrain team. read more »

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Tech rewind: When Formula 1's launch season turned ugly

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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But with the countdown now well under way to the unveiling of the 2024 cars, it is a good moment to reflect on that moment 10 years ago when F1's regulations opened the... read more »

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Red Bull: Active aero should not be treated as "patch" for wider F1 car problems

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 744 views )

The 2026 engine rules increase the reliance on the electrified part of the hybrid powertrain - it will produce 50% of total power - while the expensive Motor Generator... read more »

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Newey: Plans for active aero in F1 ‘doesn’t concern me’

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 704 views )

Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey has revealed that future plans to implement active aero into Formula 1 don’t “concern” him”. The FIA has already set in... read more »

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"Courageous" Renault ran out of time to get F1 engine on par with rivals - Alpine

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 557 views )

Renault's powertrain department in Viry took risks with last year's RE22 engine on the basis that it could gain performance before its specification was frozen, and... read more »

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How F1's impending engine revamp puts new emphasis on electrical power

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 632 views )

With a freeze on power units until new rules arrive in 2026 and its emphasis on aerodynamics, Formula 1 is almost the exact inverse of the electric series I've raced in... read more »

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Sauber and Audi on "right route" despite dismissals and F1 delay rumours

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 525 views )

This weekend's Belgian Grand Prix marks a year since Audi formally announced its 2026 F1 entry initially via a works powertrain programme before confirming a Sauber... read more »

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Wolff laughs off Horner's call for 2026 engine rethink

about 1 year ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 556 views )

Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff suggests that Christian Horner's call for a rethink of the 2026 engine regulations is more about Red Bull's powertrain division "not... read more »

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Audi names Neel Jani as F1 simulator driver

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 636 views )

The German manufacturer will return to the grand prix fold for the advent of the new engine regulations that notably ditch the expensive and complex Motor Generator Unit-Heat... read more »

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Jani joins Audi’s F1 project as simulator driver

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 908 views )

Audi has recruited former Red Bull tester and sportscar veteran Neel Jani to become its simulator driver for powertrain development. Audi will enter Formula 1 in 2026 when it... read more »