Teams are continuing to press for clarification from the governing body over a response to rumours that two engine ...

Compression ratios will be at the top of the FIA’s agenda in a meeting with F1 teams to head off growing fears before the 2026 season gets underway ...

Red Bull is convinced the compression ratio of its 2026 F1 engine is within the regulations, as Ben Hodgkinson calls the ...

The FIA and F1 teams will meet on Thursday to discuss a loophole in the 2026 regulations that could give Mercedes a huge advantage. F1 enters a brand new era in 2026, with major changes in the ...

The debate centres on the mandated reduction in compression ratio from 18:1 to 16:1 for the new power units, and ...

Audi F1 boss Mattia Binotto has addressed concerns that some teams have identified a loophole in the F1 2026 engine rules.

Strictly defined, compression ratio is the total volume above the piston at bottom dead center (BDC), divided by the total volume above the piston at top dead center (TDC). First, let's look at the ...

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 ...

You've heard the term compression ratio before, but have you ever wondered exactly what it means? Well, it's time to explain exactly what compression ratio is, and why every carmaker is now obsessed ...

A gasoline piston engine that can dynamically change its compression ratio —that is, the amount by which the piston squeezes the fuel-air mixture in the cylinder—has long been a holy grail of engine ...

Strictly defined, compression ratio is the total volume above the piston at bottom dead center (BDC), divided by the total volume above the piston at top dead center (TDC). First, let's look at the ...