Mercedes and McLaren renew power unit agreement

The McLaren F1 team will continue to use Mercedes-AMG engines between 2ඣ026 and 2030, bringing ♛their partnership to a 26th year.
The extension of their agreement means that Mercedes will continue to power McLaren thrꦜough the new regulations whic🐲h enter Formula 1 in 2026.
“We are delighted to continue our partnership with McLaren Racing to at least the end o🅠f this decade,” commented Markus Schaefer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer.
“The long-term nature of this agreement reflects our shared trust 🌌and commitment to our future power unit s🌺trategy.
"Together, we look forward to bui♛lding momentum towards 2026 and the beginning of another new e💛ra of an electrified innovative power unit design in Formula 1.”
Head of Mercedes-Beꦑnz Motorsport, Toto Wolff: “It has been a corne🔴rstone of our motorsport strategy to work with strong customer teams.
“This has many advantages: it gives a clear💯 competitive benchmark, accelerates our technical learning, and🎉 strengthens the overall F1 business case for Mercedes-Benz.
"McLaren have been fierce and fair competitors since 2021, especially in the second half of this seas𝄹on. McLaren’s strong performances underline the importance of transparent and equal supply to all customer teams in the sport, if we wish to achieve the goal of 10 teams capable of fighting for podium finishes.”
The new power 🐬units from 2026 will be 50% internal combustion and 50% electrical power.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade cove🐠ring everything from American sports, to football, to F1.