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FIA statement: Formula 1 Power Unit Advisory Committee (www.fia.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/formula1@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (4 children)

How is this a regulatory change? The rule is the same - it's just tested in one more condition. Like when doing additional testing on flexiwings.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (3 children)

    There is talk that Mercedes engine can expand with heat to increase the ratio but still be valid at ambient temps. https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/cm21x3yl2yzo

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    I know, but the regulation isn't that the compression ratio shall be 16:1 only at ambient tests. It's 16:1 - and then it's tested for compliancy at ambient temps. Just introducing another test shouldn't be a regulatory change.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I believe that the way it is tested is written into the regulation. So, there is a sentence in there reading "tested at xy" and they need to chance that in order to add another test.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Agreed, that's the way the rule was written. A few YouTube people commented months ago about the possibility to use that loophole.

    The 2026 regulations have loads of such loopholes. E.g. that cars are hard to follow are partly due to yet another loophole.

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