🚨 FIA CRACKS DOWN ON CONTROVERSIAL MERCEDES AND RED BULL ENGINE ADVANTAGE AS FOUR F1 DRIVERS FACE MAlthough the advantage was relatively small, the technique attracted attention because qualifying positions in Formula 1 can be decided by just a few thousandths of a second.
According to reports from The Race and Crash.net, the FIA subsequently contacted teams and clarified that the emergency shutdown function could not be used systematically to gain a performance advantage.
How Mercedes and Red Bull discovered the loophole
Under the 2026 regulations, Formula 1 introduced new power-unit rules that significantly increased the importance of electrical energy management.
The regulations require cars to gradually reduce electrical power deployment as they approach the end of a qualifying lap. This process, known as ramp-down, normally reduces deployment by approximately 50kW per second.
However, Mercedes and Red Bull reportedly identified a way around this restriction.AJOR IMPLICATIONS!…
🚨 FIA CRACKS DOWN ON CONTROVERSIAL MERCEDES AND RED BULL ENGINE ADVANTAGE AS FOUR F1 DRIVERS FACE MAJOR IMPLICATIONS! 🏎️
