Mercedes’ ‘illegal’ engine lands F1 in trouble
The number indicating the compression ratio of a power unit has become the buzzword in Formula 1 ahead of its eagerly awaited 2026. It is the year of changes and a blank sheet of paper for all teams, and now Mercedes is terrifying with a solution (taking it to 18:1) that few dare to match. As they did in the hybrid era thanks to that split turbocharger, the Silver Arrows are once again sowing panic. And, in the process, they are getting F1 into trouble.That ability to hot alter its compression ratio seems to be the big headache for the teams. They have questioned the FIA, and the motorsport governing body must now decide in a difficult situation. Because declaring all Mercedes engines illegal does not seem easy given that there is very little time left before the start of […]