Mercedes engine case, Newey: “All engine engineers agree except one”

Pressure on the FIA ​​For the first time yesterday, the International Federation – through Nikolas Tombazis – admitted the existence of “some teams” who would increase the compression ratio when the engine is warm and confirmed that it is looking for a solution to resolve the issue.
Obviously Audi, Ferrari and Honda have been putting pressure on the FIA ​​for weeks, at least to develop a measurement system that is no longer “at room temperature” as expressly indicated by the regulation, but with the power unit in operation. The three engine engineers were then also joined by Red Bull, indicated by some sources as the manufacturer that started the case, as it would have learned of the ‘trick’ from the Mercedes power unit engineers recently hired to create their own engine department. Newey of few words On the sidelines of the presentation of the new Aston Martin AMR26, the team principal and technical partner of the English team, Adrian Newey, was asked for his opinion on what is happening on the Mercedes compression ratio front: “I’m clearly biased. I think all the engine engineers agree except one and so we’ll see how it ends in Melbourne”, he explained to Sky Sport UK with a cryptic phrase. It is in fact known that the FIA’s biggest fear in view of the start of the 2026 world championship are the complaints that could come from the 7 opposing teams on the Mercedes track.