F1 2026 News/Misc.

I just read an article that F1 is going
to ease up on the hybrid charging requirements
mainly for qualifying. Apparently Max V. and others
have been quite vocal about how sluggish the
cars are in quali. Should be in effect for the Miami weekend.
I did not know these cars were now in the 50%electrical-
50% gas ballpark for power.
 
Hotrod said:
I did not know these cars were now in the 50%electrical-50% gas ballpark for power.
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That's the problem. They don't have the battery capacity for that. 75/25 might have been more realistic.

Of course, the FIA is never wrong, and that's a problem too. I don't expect them to back off on the 50/50 thing, and the cars are designed around the current (low capacity) battery. The only realistic solution would be to mandate a slower deployment rate, but that would slow the cars overall. Unless they do that, we're in for a year of complaints.
 
Doc Austin said:
That's the problem. They don't have the battery capacity for that. 75/25 might have been more realistic.

Of course, the FIA is never wrong, and that's a problem too. I don't expect them to back off on the 50/50 thing, and the cars are designed around the current (low capacity) battery. The only realistic solution would be to mandate a slower deployment rate, but that would slow the cars overall. Unless they do that, we're in for a year of complaints.
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In the big year 2026, it appears the FIA have finally realized they’re too beholden to the interests of the OEMs and are looking to pivot significantly in the next regulation cycle.

FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis did not propose the near 50/50 split of electrical power to internal combustion engine output which lies at the heart of the latest regulations, but it was his team which had to turn the concept into a raceable reality.

That process has required all manner of compromises to mitigate the inherent challenges involved in managing the deployment and recharging cycles of that electrical energy.

In a roundtable call with select media including Motorsport.com ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, Tombazis echoed the sentiments expressed by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali in an exclusive interview with this website two weeks ago. Without pointing the finger of blame at the automotive manufacturers involved in F1, he conceded that their market priorities at the time effectively dictated the 50/50 principle.
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I think the tweaks they’ve made from Miami onward are directionally positive, but the regs are still fundamentally flawed and that won’t be fixed for several more years. The upper end of what a reasonable MGU-K-centric formula could be is probably a 65/35 split.

 
It looks like we are not going to see great performances from Red Bull this season.

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Reagan said:
It looks like we are not going to see great performances from Red Bull this season.
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I don't think you can ever count Red Bull out, but they have a lot of work to do.

However, the most important part of what Max said was the part about "next year," which might mean he is softening on retirement.
 
Does anyone believe the FIA is serious about returning F1 power to normally aspirated V-8 ICE's by 2030 (with OEM agreement) or 2031 (unilateral FIA decision)? Luke Smith at The Athletic does. I can only hope...

Technical regulations were overhauled for the 2026 season, a key part being the hybrid V6 engines that increased electrical power and runusing fully-sustainable fuels. But now, the sport could be set to change course — and get loud again — by returning to the simpler V8 engines as soon as 2030.

At last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem told reporters that it was “coming” and “a matter of time” until the return to V8s.

“In 2031, the V8. The FIA will have the power to do it, without any votes from the (engine manufacturers),” said Ben Sulayem, per Reuters. “That’s the regulations. But we want to bring it one year earlier, which everyone now is asking for.”
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www.nytimes.com

F1 could get loud again from 2030: Why the sport is discussing changing engines again

The louder V8 engines could return to F1 as soon as 2030 season should all parties agree to the change
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
LewTheShoe said:
Does anyone believe the FIA is serious about returning F1 power to normally aspirated V-8 ICE's by 2030 (with OEM agreement) or 2031 (unilateral FIA decision)? Luke Smith at The Athletic does. I can only hope...



www.nytimes.com

F1 could get loud again from 2030: Why the sport is discussing changing engines again

The louder V8 engines could return to F1 as soon as 2030 season should all parties agree to the change
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Yes. EV’s have taken an absolute beating, sustainable fuel is the way to go
 
LewTheShoe said:
Does anyone believe the FIA is serious about returning F1 power to normally aspirated V-8 ICE's by 2030 (with OEM agreement) or 2031 (unilateral FIA decision)? Luke Smith at The Athletic does. I can only hope...



www.nytimes.com

F1 could get loud again from 2030: Why the sport is discussing changing engines again

The louder V8 engines could return to F1 as soon as 2030 season should all parties agree to the change
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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I think they’re serious about going back to something that both sounds better than the turbo V6 and dials down the electrified portion of the power unit, but I don’t think the hybrid is going away altogether. You almost certainly lose Audi and Honda in that instance, and Mercedes have talked about a more powerful V8 that’s accompanied by a battery component. They supply more engines than anybody else and hold a lot of leverage in that regard. I think everybody has realized what a huge miscalculation 55/45 was though. Whatever ICE architecture they move forward with has to be more powerful than what we have now.
 
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