A reduction of electrical energy and increase in the power output of the internal combustion engine (ICE) has been agreed in principle for Formula 1 power units in 2027, the FIA has announced.

Honda’s recent warning to IndyCar that its long tenure as a series engine supplier could end in the near future unless costs are dramatically reduced raised a slew of new questions, one of the most obvious being: What does Chevrolet – IndyCar's other engine supply partner – think?Chevrolet won the...

Formula 1's new limit of three power units per season further protects the advantage held by Mercedes and Ferrari, according to Honda.2017 saw drivers limited to using a maximum of four of each of the power unit components during the season, with any additional components carrying a grid penalty. Honda...

Lewis Hamilton will start the Brazilian Grand Prix from the pit lane after Mercedes opted to make a number of changes to his car following his crash in qualifying.The four-time world champion lost control on his first timed lap of Q1 on Saturday afternoon, sliding sideways into the tire barrier...

Honda will wait until it gets to Sepang before deciding whether to introduce its last Formula 1 upgrade of the season for the Malaysian Grand Prix.Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will take penalties when the update is introduced so Honda chief Yusuke Hasegawa would like to avoid introducing it at...

Ferrari has opted to fit a new power unit and gearbox to Sebastian Vettel's Formula 1 car ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.The team is taking what is effectively a free penalty after Vettel qualified last at the Marina Bay street circuit due to what the four-time champion described as...

Marcus Ericsson will serve a 10-place Formula 1 grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix due to an engine change.Sauber has been forced to replace the internal combustion engine [ICE] and turbocharger on the Swede's car going into this weekend's event at Spa. The ICE is the fifth to be...

Honda is hoping to introduce two more updates this year before switching its full attention to the 2017 Formula 1 season, according to its chief Yusuke Hasegawa.The Japanese manufacturer's ideal plan is to bring the first of those upgrades for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix, but it could be ready...

Stoffel Vandoorne believes this year's McLaren-Honda is now "quite different" to how it was in his last Formula 1 outing in the MP4-31 two months ago.Vandoorne raced the car in the Bahrain Grand Prix, making a superb F1 debut standing in for the injured Fernando Alonso, and drove it again...

Jenson Button's Canadian Grand Prix failure was a gearbox, not an engine problem, Autosport has learned, but the McLaren-Honda Formula 1 driver has a new internal combustion engine for Azerbaijan.Button spotted smoke pouring from the car on lap nine of the Montreal F1 race and pulled over to retire.It is...