Mercedes’ rivals are hoping to pull together a proposal to change Formula 1’s engine compression ratio rules in time for the start of the season in Australia, The Race has learned
What I found (in the newest I could find, which is June 2024 surprisingly) in the 2026 regulations is this
No cylinder of the engine may have a geometric compression ratio higher than 16.0. The
procedure which will be used to determine this value may be found in the Appendix to the
Technical and Sporting Regulations
I didn’t look that up because I don’t care to have a flame war, but I imagine this plays out similar to DAS if it turns into anything. Something like “the rules weren’t clear enough but we’ll make them clear enough, by x date you have comply with it”
I see a lot of people arguing online about this
What I found (in the newest I could find, which is June 2024 surprisingly) in the 2026 regulations is this
I didn’t look that up because I don’t care to have a flame war, but I imagine this plays out similar to DAS if it turns into anything. Something like “the rules weren’t clear enough but we’ll make them clear enough, by x date you have comply with it”