Ferrari and Haas might've been screwed and Mercedes and Redbull will probably gain the most from this.
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RBPT have mostly been ok from starts, other than Max a couple times. This is being presented as a way to avoid bogging down completely, rather than being slow in the normal way. Probably will help Audi the most honestly, and people like Kimi who just can't get it right for whatever reason. Raises the floor, in other words. Ferrari will still be rockets.
They will have something spicy on the engine. They will have even more power from a software modification. Aero not in Miami, after that, but they are very confident to extend the overal gap on the engine ahead of Ferrari until Ferrari will get the third engine late in the summer.
- The Race has learned that discussions have already started about the potential to make broader tweaks to the power unit hardware – involving both the internal combustion engine and the batteries – for as soon as 2027.
- One proposal suggests a +150kW ICE / -150kW battery shift, moving from ~50/50 to ~75/25 — with a possible race allowance keeping 350kW deployment (~65/35) for overtaking.
- Such an overhaul would require a super majority from the power unit manufacturers group – so four of the five carmakers, as well as the FIA and FOM.
- So while Mercedes may not necessarily be in favour because it enjoys a competitive advantage, it alone could not block the revisions.
Wouldn't the change actually be more in their favor due to the horsepower difference?Lasssept wrote: ↑25 Apr 2026, 11:59
- The Race has learned that discussions have already started about the potential to make broader tweaks to the power unit hardware – involving both the internal combustion engine and the batteries – for as soon as 2027.
- One proposal suggests a +150kW ICE / -150kW battery shift, moving from ~50/50 to ~75/25 — with a possible race allowance keeping 350kW deployment (~65/35) for overtaking.
- Such an overhaul would require a super majority from the power unit manufacturers group – so four of the five carmakers, as well as the FIA and FOM.
- So while Mercedes may not necessarily be in favour because it enjoys a competitive advantage, it alone could not block the revisions.
Except that the RBPT ICE might be the most powerful according to the latest info when accounting for how much heavier the Red Bull cars are. The Merc has the advantage because of it's weight and access to understanding how these new power units work.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑27 Apr 2026, 01:16Mercedes has the most powerful ice so any time reductions for super clipping will put them at an advtantage.
Any reduction is battery deployment will also put them at an advantage.
The only a team can respond is to power up their ice.
Although weight reduction is theoretically easy pickings from a performance improvement perspective, actually removing that weight is extremely costly as you have to redesign many areas of the car over time to start to aggregate those incremental "gains" (or in this case, losses).carisi2k wrote: ↑27 Apr 2026, 07:14Except that the RBPT ICE might be the most powerful according to the latest info when accounting for how much heavier the Red Bull cars are. The Merc has the advantage because of it's weight and access to understanding how these new power units work.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑27 Apr 2026, 01:16Mercedes has the most powerful ice so any time reductions for super clipping will put them at an advtantage.
Any reduction is battery deployment will also put them at an advantage.
The only a team can respond is to power up their ice.
Yes. This is why they are dominating.
You do not need latest info or accounting. Toto said so. We can trust him.
The car clearly isn't ready or as refined as the Mercedes is and being 30kg overweight shows this. The Mercedes is atleast equal the most powerful but not showing it's entire hand yet, it is the most efficient PU and the best chassis. George needs to get his act together or else he will be gone at the end of the year.
