Technical regulations were overhauled for the 2026 season, a key part being the hybrid V6 engines that increased electrical power and runusing fully-sustainable fuels. But now, the sport could be set to change course — and get loud again — by returning to the simpler V8 engines as soon as 2030.
The bombshell news after the Miami GP comes from pushback on the 50-50 hybrid V-6 regulation from drivers, teams.
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem lays out how Formula 1 will ditch the hybrid V6 for a high-revving V8 with less battery power: "Electrification is not the only solution."
Formula 1 makes a series of rule changes to address concerns about the new engine regulations that were introduced for this season.
Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, is committed to replacing the sport's controversial V6 hybrid engines with simpler, louder V8s by 2030 or 2031.
Formula One will switch from its current V6 hybrid engines to louder and simpler V8s by 2031, and possibly even 2030, according to the head of the sport's governing body.
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