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Status quo: FIA stands firm in F1 engine loophole debate
©Formula1 Michael Delaney
24/01/2026 at 12:0524/01/2026 at 10:31 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. A high-stakes summit between the FIA and Formula 1 engine manufacturers concluded this week without a resolution to the sport’s brewing technical controversy over compression ratios. Despite fierce lobbying from Ferrari, Honda, and Audi, the governing body has opted to uphold – for now – the current measurement standards, effectively "baking in" a potential performance advantage for Mercedes and Red Bull Powertrains. The crux of the dispute lies in a sophisticated engineering exploit involving the 2026 power unit’s internal combustion engine (ICE). While regulations...
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