This article is part of our Forever Forward series, which is showcasing the ways Formula 1 is innovating for the 2026 season. Few things split Formula One fans like the power behind the championship’s ...

"There are no bad ideas in a brainstorm," they say. Only slightly lesser well known is, "if there's a four stroke piston engine that's not a radial, Formula 1's tried it." There have been inline fours ...

Formula 1 stopped using V10 engines to reduce costs, lower speeds, and increase manufacturer relevance to road car technology. The 2006 regulation change mandated a switch to smaller 2.4-liter V8 ...

As of the 2025 F1 season, Formula 1 engines are 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 hybrid power units, with two electric motors: MGU-K and MGU-H. But this simple fact is merely the tip of a technological ...

Car companies used to have an obsession with the number 12, especially in Formula 1. The siren song of a duodecimal engine has ensnared many an automaker, resulting in shrieking double sixes with ...

At last week’s Singapore Grand Prix, the scale of Formula One’s (F1) new popularity was impossible to miss. In the Ferrari hospitality box, team president Frédéric Vasseur observed how the event had ...

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