Day: April 14, 2026

Rear view of an Formula 1 car on a race track with Oracle on the rear wing and a crowd-filled grandstand in the background, plus a red Ferris wheel.

F1 Technical

FIA Closes Qualifying Loophole as Mercedes and Red Bull Engine Trick Gets Banned

Chris Chen
04/14/2026

Formula 1’s relentless pursuit of marginal gains has once again run headfirst into regulatory intervention, with the FIA moving swiftly to outlaw a qualifying-specific engine exploitation used by both Mercedes […]