Technical F1 Engines - Where to for the future?

[cider_and_toast]

Excellent post FB.

And I think captures one of F1's biggest problems since Dear Old Bernie had to try and fill the enormous debts created by over inflated commercial promises.

F1 has no idea what it wants to be and hasn't since the arrival of major car makers as constructors. If everything is going to be regulated so tightly that it's almost a stroke of a pen away from being a spec race series then apart from the cash what's the point of involving manufacturers at all?

 

[F1Brits_90]

really enjoyed that piece FB

i guess this comes down to the age old question is F1 an exhibition for technical excellence or is it entertainment. because that will work out the way the sport should progress

but there are clearly worrying signs that we aren't privy too behind the scenes. ive read about. & why are teams have meeting 10 months before these 2026 cars start testing. if everything is rosy

F1 in crisis? Worrying 2026 engine rumours emerge - report

A number of F1 2026 engine manufacturers are in crisis as Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda, Audi F1 and Red Bull-Ford prepare for the new rules.

www.planetf1.com

we rumours have a potential 1 engine domination. as 4 are really struggling & 1 is saying theyve cracked it. & in testing rumours that a team i think mercedes would run out of battery power halfway down the imola straight

but even in a on sporting context EV are good for city driving & medium journeys 100-150 miles. but as bernie collins said what about hauliage firms or aeroplanes. you cant have battery powered boeing 747. have got to go back to days when aeroplanes didn't exist & take trains or ferries to holiday destinations

 

[Il_leone]

I can't believe that there was even a consideration this late to switch to V10 engines !

 

[FB]

Lorries are actually quite easy to move to electric as the physical size of the things allow them to carry good sized batteries (BTW - battery technology is moving at an incredible pace these days which will allow for electric vehicles which will do several hundred, to thousands, of miles on a charge, just look up sodium ion batteries) and the drivers have to stop every few hours to rest so the lorries can be recharged.

As for aircraft, realistically we should all be flying less.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Imagine a world where a car does a thousand miles on a battery and when its near done you simply pull in to a garage and swap out the battery pack in the same way you change a camping gas cylinder. Those packs are recharged and used again.

That would be awesome.

 

[F1Brits_90]

As for aircraft, realistically we should all be flying less.

we should yes. but people will always take the easiest route. like take going to Barcelona, flying 2hr 30. train 14hrs, coach 30hrs

 

[F1Brits_90]

i posted this on social media to discuss with people who are want these new engines binned as quick as possible & we are in minority as a group
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I wouldn’t be against V8/V10s on sustainable fuel but realistically, fans that hate these engines have to choose manufacturers or V8/V10s. they can’t have both.

Audi & Honda would likely leave, Merc probably stay but only supply themselves, Ferrari stay & maybe supply 1 customer, the other 70% of the grid would be on spec engines probably Cosworth.

let’s be honest the moans would continue. Nobody wants to spend 10s of millions on “dinosaur engines,” so F1 would still hear complaints about being a spec series.

 

[The Artist.....]

i posted this on social media to discuss with people who are want these new engines binned as quick as possible & we are in minority as a group
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I wouldn’t be against V8/V10s on sustainable fuel but realistically, fans that hate these engines have to choose manufacturers or V8/V10s. they can’t have both.

Audi & Honda would likely leave, Merc probably stay but only supply themselves, Ferrari stay & maybe supply 1 customer, the other 70% of the grid would be on spec engines probably Cosworth.

let’s be honest the moans would continue. Nobody wants to spend 10s of millions on “dinosaur engines,” so F1 would still hear complaints about being a spec series.

F1 used to be a "spec" series (effectively) - everyone had a Cosworth engine, and you had high performing teams, and you had losers. It was only the advent of Turbos that really sparked the drive towards lots of manufacturers.