F1’s 2026 rules set a 16:1 compression ratio limit for engine cylinders. This caps how much the engine can squeeze fuel ...

The crux of the matter lies in that the Formula 1 compression ratio is not measured by sensors during engine operation, but statically. The FIA simply compares the ratio in volume in the cylinder ...

A late rule change could turn the 2026 season on its head.

Engine compression ratios have become a hot topic ...

Karun Chandhok says Mercedes is playing a "clever game" after Toto Wolff talked up the Red Bull engine ahead of a potential ...

Zak Brown has dismissed the swelling controversy over compression ratios and Mercedes power units as nothing more 'typical ...

Technical manoeuvring to push regulatory boundaries for the slightest performance edge without actually breaking any rules is ...

Mercedes could come out on the losing side of a critical vote regarding the engine regulations as other power manufacturers ...

A.Here's a pressure-volume diagram for a combustion engine. Although rough, it is an approximation of the so-called air-standard cycle. '' Point (a) is at atmospheric pressure, after which the air is ...