The FIA has eased engine restrictions until the end of 2028.

The FIA has eased engine restrictions until the end of 2028.

      The FIA has adjusted the technical regulations of Formula 1, extending the softened restrictions on the number of power unit components per season for two more seasons. The new rules will be in effect not only in 2026 but also in the 2027 and 2028 seasons.

      According to the updated regulations, each driver can use four internal combustion engines, four turbines, and four exhaust systems during the season. Additionally, it is permitted to use three MGU-K motor-generators, three batteries, and three electronic control units.

      Initially, such relaxations were only planned for 2026, the first season of the new power unit regulations. Starting from 2027, the FIA intended to return to stricter limits – three internal combustion engines and three turbines, as well as two MGU-Ks, two batteries, and two electronic control units per season.

      According to GPBlog, the decision to extend the softened restrictions is related to the fact that the final changes to the regulations were approved relatively late. As a result, manufacturers had less time to prepare new power units, and the risk of reliability issues only increased.

      The FIA decided not to complicate the situation with an additional reduction in the allowed number of components, providing manufacturers with more freedom in the early years of the new regulations.

      Additional sets of power unit components are expected to help manufacturers, especially new participants in the championship, to address potential reliability issues more quickly without the risk of quickly exhausting the allowed limit.

      This is precisely how the FIA explains the decision to maintain softer restrictions for the first three seasons of the new regulations.

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The FIA has eased engine restrictions until the end of 2028.

The FIA has adjusted the technical regulations of Formula 1, extending the softened restrictions on the number of power unit components per season for two more seasons.