The McLaren boss suggested the pre-season talk was much ado about nothing ahead of the season opener.

Another term which has come up a lot in the build-up to the 2026 season is ‘compression ratio’. This is the ratio between the ...

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

Rivals push the sport’s governing body into a midseason tweak as a dispute over compression ratios spills from the garage to ...

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has announced a resolution to the sport's regulatory row over engine compression ratios, ...

Mercedes' rivals succeed in securing a rule change following a pre-season technical row over engine performance.

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 ...

David Coulthard has criticised the FIA’s rule-making after claims that Mercedes exploited a 2026 compression ratio loophole ...

The FIA have confirmed that new rules will be in place to prevent compression ratios going above 16:1 effectively closing a ...

Changes to compression ratio tests will be introduced in the summer after a lot of focus on Mercedes' new power unit over pre ...

Pretty simple question actually (or so my ignorant mind thinks): At what compression ratio would an engine benefit from higher octane fuel? The Focus I drive is just over 10:1, and I've heard some say ...