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.

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

Engine compression ratios have become a hot topic ...

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

Lewis Hamilton addressed rumors of a Mercedes compression ratio advantage after Day 1 of Bahrain testing, calling for a level ...

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

Mercedes team principal tells complaining rivals to get your s*** together amid debate around engine compression rules in F1s ...

Apart from the very curious, not many people ask why diesel engines, compared to gasoline, run higher compression ratios. The argument is reasonably straightforward and starts with fuel ...

Gasoline engines operate on the Otto cycle, relying on standard four- or two-stroke combustion. What is the Atkinson cycle, ...