F1's next-generation engine to lose MGU-H as key details emerge
F1 is currently in the process of finalising its next power unit regulations for 2026 onwards, with sustꦿainability, efficiency and increased power at the forefront of its target.
An upda♛te was provided by the FIA following Wednesday’s meeting of th🍌e World Motor Sport Council.
F1’s next-generation engine will retain the 1.6-litre V6 concept th💜at has featured since 2014 but it has be🔥en agreed that the sophisticated and costly MGU-H element will be removed.
That loss will be replaced by an increase in the💜 electrical pow📖er output to 350kW through the MGU-K.
The FIA also confirmed that a power unit cost cap will form part of its bid to significantly reduce costs and attract interested newcomers🍎 to F1 amid intensifying links that Audi and/or Porsche is seeking an entry.
While F1 is keen to stress a “powerful environmental message” by using 100% sustainable fuel in its new engine🐲, the FIA insists it will “protect the show” through a “powerful and high-revving power unit, car performance, sound, drivers’ ability to race” and “avoiding excessive differentiation”.
A detailed document of the 2026 Power Unit Regulations is set to be develop🌌ܫed in the coming weeks and submitted to the WMSC in early 2022.
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