This article is part of our Forever Forward series, which is showcasing the ways Formula 1 is innovating for the 2026 season. Few things split Formula One fans like the power behind the championship’s ...

Formula 1 stopped using V10 engines to reduce costs, lower speeds, and increase manufacturer relevance to road car technology. The 2006 regulation change mandated a switch to smaller 2.4-liter V8 ...

As of the 2025 F1 season, Formula 1 engines are 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 hybrid power units, with two electric motors: MGU-K and MGU-H. But this simple fact is merely the tip of a technological ...

"There are no bad ideas in a brainstorm," they say. Only slightly lesser well known is, "if there's a four stroke piston engine that's not a radial, Formula 1's tried it." There have been inline fours ...

Car companies used to have an obsession with the number 12, especially in Formula 1. The siren song of a duodecimal engine has ensnared many an automaker, resulting in shrieking double sixes with ...