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Manufacturers all seem to agree on engines from 2025/2026
- GPblog.com
It is still unclear whether the new engine regulations will be introduced in Formula 1 in 2025 or 2026, but everyone seems to have come to an agreement about the direction to be taken in the pinnacle of motorsport. That is what Motorsport-Total.com Monday after the Italian GP.
Share of combustion engine decreases
On the Monza circuit there was a meeting, just like earlier this year in Austria, to discuss the future of the power units. Steps have been taken again and according to the aforementioned German medium, the MGU-H will disappear and moreover the share of the combustion engine in terms of horsepower will decrease.
The engines will remain around 1,000 hp, but all car manufacturers require at least half of that to be generated electrically. The other fifty per cent (probably a little less) will then be supplied by the combustion engine .'The internal combustion engine will lose power compared to today because the components will be standardised and synthetic fuels will not have the same energy density as fossil petrol from the outset.'
More standardisation
The engine block will become increasingly standardised. For some parts, certain dimensions or weights may be prescribed which must be met. The direction is clear: in the future, the combustion engine must no longer be the element that costs a lot of money and contributes to performance differentiation. Instead, the electric component will be central as a "showcase".'
There is agreement on the broad outlines, but the details all need to be worked out further. The new plan is relatively attractive to new manufacturers and so Formula 1 has high hopes of convincing the Volkswagen Group to step in. Whether they will do that with Porsche or Audi is still unknown.
Return of Honda
According to Motorsport-Total.com the VW-group has never been so enthusiastic as in recent years. Moreover even Honda would not rule out a return 'at a later date', according to rumours.