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Engine grey area ‘disappears' under 2026 rules – FIA

Nov.22 The FIA says the confusion raised by McLaren over Max Verstappen's fresh engine in Brazil will no longer exist once the new 2026 power-unit cost cap comes into force. After Red Bull fitted a brand-new power unit to Verstappen's car at Interlagos – widely seen as a straight performance choice – McLaren quietly queried whether such a move should count inside or outside the financial regulations. Because under today's rules, there is no power-unit cost cap. That means a works team can absorb the cost of another engine, while a customer team must pay for each one. That disparity triggered McLaren's concern. In Las Vegas, the FIA's Single-Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis...
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