Formula 1 has always been a sport where the rulebook is treated less like a […] ...

Engine compression ratios have become a hot topic ...

F1’s 2026 rules set a 16:1 compression ratio limit for engine cylinders. This caps how much the engine can squeeze fuel before burning it — the more you squeeze, the hotter it gets and the more power ...

A technical loophole involving thermal expansion has triggered accusations, secret letters to the FIA, and a war of words ...

Is the 2026 title already decided? Rivals Audi and Ferrari protest Mercedes' \"thermal expansion trick\" that allegedly ...

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

There is a dispute between F1s teams over a rule limiting the compression ratio in the new power units for 2026; watch the ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Takashi Ayoma / Getty, Antonio Calanni / AP Formula 1’s car design revolution for 2026 is the biggest in a generation. Not only are the chassis designs ...

Lewis Hamilton criticizes Formula 1's new technical regulations, calling them 'ridiculously complex' and claiming that 'none ...

Here's everything you need to know about the wholesale changes ...

There are a couple of new power unit manufacturers in F1 ...