In 2026, Formula 1 will introduce more powerful and environmentally friendly engines. The 1.6-litre V6 engines will run on sustainable fuels, while the battery within the car will have three times the electrical power of the current generation. This move aims to make F1 more relatable to the outside world and reduce its environmental impact.
While 2022 was a mass overhaul of the chassis regulations, 2026 is focused on the engine side of things.
From 2026, 50 per cent of the total power output will be electrical and what that means is a much larger battery. While all the focus has so far gone into the engine, Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey warned that there was not “much thought” put into how the chassis would be impacted. “There will be no tow effect, there will be no DRS because effectively you’re running at that at all points in time, and that the combustion engine just doesn’t become a generator to recharge a battery.
Regardless of whether the Red Bull Powertrains division is or is not on target, Horner does have a point and“It’s certainly going to be a strange formula in as much as the engines will be working flat-chat as generators just about the whole time,” he told Motorsport.com. “I’ve been talking about that as well with the team, and I’ve seen the data already on the simulator as well,” he said. “To me, it looks pretty terrible.
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