Engine case, Mercedes in the corner: hot measurements already in Australia and unanimity will not be needed for regulatory approval

Red Bull’s position will be decisive As we underlined last weekend, this would be a rather important week regarding the Mercedes engine case and the two meetings that took place seem to have led to significant news. According to what was reported in the Corriere dello Sport edition, in fact, the FIA ​​has decided to change the methods in which the compression ratio measurements are carried out which, according to the first version of the regulation, would have been carried out cold. Since the Australian GP, ​​however, these checks will change and will be carried out ‘hot’ by heating the parts of the V6 engines carried out statically. The FIA ​​therefore agreed to change the measurement criteria following the letter of clarification sent several months ago by Ferrari, Audi and Honda. Furthermore, to amend the regulation by introducing these new measurements, unanimity will not be necessary but a qualified majority made up of the FIA, F1 and four out of five motorists will be sufficient. The position of Red Bull, which initially remained neutral by not signing the letter of clarification sent by the other three engine manufacturers, will therefore be decisive. Now, however, Red Bull’s position seems to have changed and therefore there are all the conditions to reach a qualified majority which would lead to new controls of the compression ratio, still static, but hot.