Let's get stuck into it then! What is sandbagging, and fundamentally why do F1 teams employ the tactic. In testing, sandbagging refers to a team or driver deliberately concealing their maximum ...

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes' new F1 engines are legal, but rival manufacturers are pushing for the FIA to outlaw the design ...

There is no shortage of self-interest in the F1 paddock, and that’s particularly true when these rule changes have created so many unknowns. It’s not unusual for teams, which thrive on certainty, to ...

Mercedes AMG has been at the centre of F1's latest controversy surrounding engine compression ratios and a loosely worded loophole.

Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen has weighed in on the heated debate surrounding Mercedes’ engine compression-ratio ...

Fernando Alonso urges the FIA to resolve the Mercedes engine legality dispute quickly to prevent unfair long-term advantages in F1.

Gasoline engines operate on the Otto cycle, relying on standard four- or two-stroke combustion. What is the Atkinson cycle, ...

Toto Wolff has ruled out Mercedes responding to any late engine rule changes with legal action against the FIA.

Mercedes Formula 1 boss shrugs off the early hype around his team and suggests Red Bull Ford has the stronger 2026 power unit ...

Williams team boss James Vowles has emerged as Mercedes’ most vocal defender as controversy swirls around the manufacturer’s ...

The FIA is racing to resolve a dispute over Mercedes' engine compression ratios before Melbourne after protests from Red Bull, Ferrari, and Audi.

The higher the ratio (in F1's specific case, 18:1 vs 16:1), the more the fuel and air inside the cylinder is compressed – to 1/18th of its original volume, or 1/16th (other compression ratios are ...