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A single line in the technical regulations has sparked months of debate — here’s how the compression ratio saga unfolded and ...

The legality over the Mercedes compression ratios – which measure how much the air-fuel mixture inside an engine cylinder can be compressed – has been of hot debate during F1 2026 pre-season ...

Aston Martin's problems are clear, even if F1's 2026 pecking order remains foggy. Here are the main takeaways from Day 1 ...

The FIA has proposed a new approach to the way it tests for compression ratio limits, with Formula 1's power unit manufacturers to vote on whether to approve a mid-season change that could hamper ...

Formula One's governing body moved to close a suspected loophole in the new engine regulations on Wednesday by proposing a ...

Formula 1's new era was always going to bring questions, but its first week of serious running has raised more than most. With one more preseason test in Bahrain still to come, ESPN makes sense of a ...

Mercedes set the pace of the first F1 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain, but George Russell insists that all eyes should be on Red Bull.

Verstappen believes Mercedes is holding back a significant amount of pace ahead of the 2026 F1 season. According to him, the compression ratio makes a much bigger difference than Toto Wolff is suggest ...

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The FIA are set to review proposal by manufacturers which could see the ban of Mercedes compression ratio trick before the ...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told rival engine manufacturers to “get [their] sh**t together” under the new 2026 regulations rather than using their time to accuse his team of breaking the rules. Mercedes ...