The Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) will be a bigger factor in Ferrari finding engine performance, not changes to compression ratio tests, says Fred Vasseur.

2022 was a big year for changes in Formula 1, headlined by the likes of the new aerodynamic regulations that completely changed the look of the cars, or the cost cap that tripped up Red Bull but is making each team much more financially secure than in the past.Against the...

Ferrari is receiving gains in fuel efficiency from its fuel and lubricant partner Shell that is over 20 percent each season.Shell today announced it has delivered 23.3 percent of the total efficiency gain of Ferrari's power unit through its fuels and lubricants since the end of 2014, which translates to...

There is now little to choose between the Ferrari and Mercedes power units after improvements in 2017, according to Ferrari's head of power unit operations Luigi Fraboni.Mercedes has dominated F1 since the introduction of the V6 turbo power units in 2014, winning 51 out of 59 races. Part of that...

The removal of the token system restricting power unit development does not provide a quick fix to Honda's recent struggles, according to the head of its F1 project.The introduction of the V6 turbo power unit regulations in 2014 also saw a token system imposed in an attempt to keep development...

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier feels Honda's Formula 1 engine rivals will "plateau" in terms of development, helping the Japanese manufacturer to continue to gain ground.Honda has already made significant improvements this season since its difficult return to F1 last year, even though its home race in Japan last weekend...

Formula 1 should keep its current engine specification until 2025, which could then make it more attractive to new manufacturers, according to Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost.The current generation of 1.6-liter V6 turbo hybrid power units were introduced in 2014, at a huge cost to manufacturers but at the same...

Ferrari has emerged as the biggest spender of power unit development tokens over the winter ahead of the new Formula 1 season.For this season each of the four manufacturers - Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault and Honda - has 32 tokens to use to develop its 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged hybrid system.In line...

Formula 1's first pre-season test highlighted that McLaren continues to lack performance despite improvements made by power-unit supplier Honda, according to racing director Eric Boullier.McLaren enjoyed a positive start to last week's Barcelona test, completing 248 laps over the first two-and-a-half days. Over the remaining day and a half, however,...

Mercedes has revealed the removal of this year's engine development "black boxes" was designed to give its Formula 1 rivals a shot at playing catch-up.Since the introduction of the current 1.6-liter V6 engine at the start of 2014 Mercedes has dominated the past two seasons. Following complaints from teams struggling...