Which F1 Team Is Ahead In The 2026 Engine Regulations Battle?

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The disadvantage Aston is having for 2026 is Lance stroll 😴😴😴

Mercedes speaking confidently about the engine regulations reminds me of Renault how confident they were abut turbo hybrid regs and then we know what happened 😂

I feel Ferrari will start off quite well as they have decent knowledge with the inwash concept, as the F1-75 and pre Barcelona SF-23 were based on inwash concept.

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As someone who's studying engine engineering in an Audi university, the more focus on electric power might be good for Audi, however, I don't think they can do much on the chassis side with the Hinwil factory, which is more important in this ground-effect era; have a decent engine, have a good floor and a suspension that gives the car a stable aerodynamic platform.

I think it's either Ferrari or Red Bull, I don't even consider alpine. Merc lost all exceptional staff to red bull and Ferrari, Honda's power train staff almost all went to Red Bull. So I don't expect something crazy from Mercedes. Don't think Audi will come into F1 with success from the start.

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Apparently its Ferrari and mercedes that are ahead of the rest with ferrari having a bit of an edge when its come to the whole regulations

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I think Aston/Honda is looking like a good combination. Might not jump them to the top, but I expect a jump at least.

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The biggest issue is the floor Infiltrations. In the first simulations the cars lose control very easily because the floor is too easily destabilised. I foresee that all teams will prolong the floor channels (the one external to the main Venturi tunnels) way more near the back wheels to give pressured outwash to make the floor more reliable. It is surely an interesting future.

Don't count out Red Bull on the engine front just yet. People tend to forget that it were Red Bull engineers that sorted out the horrible 2014 Renault engine, not Renault themselves. They have a lot more know-how in that area than people think.

The biggest deal is that the engine freeze is gone, that means development on the engine year round, the Brixworth team is very capable, but Honda also has the biggest development center in the world. Also keep an eye for Ferrari, the rules ban the Split Turbo, and Ferrari is the only team without a Split Turbo and that can be a money saver because there is a separate cost cap for engine development to avoid the incredible amount of Dyno hours the other engines had, so proven designs will reap the benefit rather than super exotic.

I’m still not convinced these new engine regs are the right thing but I guess only time will tell. Using only engine power these cars might be pretty slow.

I think all the teams that have cars in the WEC will have knowledge of what to do with engine designs and may even be using the platform to test the aerodynamic characteristics