Motorsports journalist Rob Peeters explains the Formula 1 compression ratio controversy, how IndyCar secured its engine contracts and previews the Daytona 500.

The loophole is concerned with the compression ratio which for 2026 has been reduced to 16:1 under the new regulations, down ...

Despite accusations that their power unit may be illegal, Cadillac insists that their Ferrari engine is legal ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Official protests have been launched by the other ...

Audi has said it will ‘never accept’ an FIA compromise on the technical regulations following reports Mercedes and RBPT-Ford have found a loophole. Compression ratio have been the buzzwords of ...

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Max Verstappen was caught out on the much-talked-about advantage Mercedes is believed to have secured by exploiting the 2026 engine compression ratio. “It’s impossible to know. Everyone is just trying ...

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 ...

Formula 1’s 2026 season has not even begun, but controversy isn’t far from the world’s most loved motorsport either. The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) intended to begin a new era in ...

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 ...

Formula 1’s new 2026 power units will debut at the Circuit de Catalunya in just over five weeks’ time, but questions over a grey area of the new regulations have already come to light. German outlet ...