Mercedes Can Upgrade F1 Engine
The International Automobile Federation report grants Mercedes a chance to update its engine for the 2026 Formula 1 season, despite leading the drivers' and teams' standings by a significant margin. The team is allowed to conduct one additional engine approval in 2026 and another in 2027, with increases in cost caps as well as performance and reliability tests. These updates come after an assessment of power unit performance, where analyses are permitted to improve performance if the internal combustion engine's performance drops by at least 2% compared to the sport's best engines. Mercedes supplies four teams with its engines and is sitting at the top of the overall standings, 87 points ahead of Ferrari and 239 points ahead of Red Bull, while the McLaren team, winners of the last two races, uses Mercedes engines.
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