The new technical regulations came into effect this year, but formula 1 once again demonstrates its incredible foresight, already putting on the table the negotiations related to future regulations on which the entry of Audi and Porsche will depend: the two car manufacturers belonging to the Volkswagen group seem to have serious intentions of joining the world championship circus starting from 2026, the year in which the new technical regulation that will define the DNA of the new power units will come into force.
The two German houses would be interested in entering the scene as engine suppliers, Porsche would aim for a collaboration with Red Bull, while Audi has already put on the plate a 650 million euro offer to become a shareholder of McLaren, currently supplied by world champion constructors team.
The conditions:
The two German giants, strengthened by the fact that the presence of two competitors of this kind would constitute a great added value for Formula 1, however immediately made their claims clear: the abolition of the MGU-H (the component that captures the 'excess kinetic energy produced by the turbo transforming it into electricity to be sent to the battery), which would allow a significant reduction in power unit costs (about 50%); and the decrease in the fuel load, leading the premier class onto an increasingly 'green' path, reaching a value of around 75 kg of fuel, if not 70, very far from the current 110 kg.
Certainly the intentions related to the reduction of polluting emissions produced by the circus are good, but from the sporting and technical side it is not clear how these decreases can be compensated for today certainly definable as drastic, without a serious loss of horses. It therefore remains to be seen how the negotiations will shape future 'regulations' and how the builders will approach this arduous mission. A definitive decision is expected by the advent of the summer.
SOURCE: Motorsport.com Italy
