F1 engines

Wolff warns F1 faces 'catastrophe' over engine measures

Mercedes team principal and executive director Toto Wolff has come out strongly against any suggestions that F1 should introduce a…

1 year ago

F1 'must plan for end to traditional engines' - Abiteboul

Renault F1 team principal Cyril Abiteboul says that Formula 1 needs to start planning for a major overhaul to its…

5 years ago

Renault targets ‘best F1 engine’ in 2018

Cyril Abiteboul says Renault aims to have the best overall Formula One power unit by 2018, with the French manufacturer…

8 years ago

Turbulent Jet Ignition: In the antechamber of F1 power

TJI, the acronym for Turbulent Jet Ignition, has been a hot topic on the Formula One power unit front in…

8 years ago

Horner calls for FIA to re-use independent engine threat

Christian Horner has urged the FIA to re-use the threat of introducing an independent F1 engine after the Red Bull…

9 years ago

The delicate balance between F1 engine and chassis

When time came to take up the challenge of energy efficiency in the latest turbo era, Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, and…

9 years ago

Renault: engine development mainly focussed on 2017

Remi Taffin admits much of Renault’s power unit development programme is geared towards 2017, saying it “has to be humble”…

9 years ago

Mercedes expects 'significant increases' in F1 engine sound

Mercedes executive director Paddy Lowe says the new-for-2016 exhaust rules “will work” in delivering “significant increases” in engine noise. Since…

9 years ago

F1 manufacturers agree on cost cap, V6s to stay until 2020

F1 engine manufacturers have agreed on a series of cost-capping measures that will guarantee a power supply to all teams…

9 years ago

Ferrari boss slams Red Bull’s ‘offensive’ attitude

Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne thinks Red Bull’s demands and attitude when looking to secure a power supply for 2016 were…

9 years ago

Exclusive pictures of the Mercedes power unit

F1i technical expert Nicolas Carpentiers takes you behind the scenes of Formula One and provides you with exclusive images of…

9 years ago

The 2016 engine puzzle is complete

Friday’s flurry of engine announcements mean the 2016 power unit puzzle is now complete. Having switched to Mercedes engines this year, Lotus…

9 years ago