You might have heard about high compression ratios, but what exactly are they, and what kind of effect do they have on an ...

Formula 1 bosses are moving towards a rule change that would close a loophole rivals believe Mercedes have exploited in the ...

The compression ratio battle is reaching crunch time.

The compression ratio controversy will be addressed with a new test, but not until August.

A political firestorm has been brewing in Formula 1 in recent weeks and months over whether engine manufacturers have found a loophole in the new 2026 technical regulations. Mercedes and Red Bull may ...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insisted that the Formula 1 compression ratio drama is “a storm in a teacup”, meaning his team was no longer willing to fight the backlash against their engine.

Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

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

Zak Brown dismisses rival complaints on Mercedes' 2026 Formula 1 power units, which his McLaren team uses ...

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

At first glance, the concept of engine compression is simple enough:It's the ratio of the volume of the combustion chamber and bore when thepiston is at bottom dead center (BDC) versus when it is at ...

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for ...