A meeting of Formula 1's engine manufacturers failed to reach accord on alternative means of measuring compliance with new ...

Rivals of Mercedes and Red Bull insist they would be breaking the rules if they were to exploit a loophole in the new engine ...

Ferrari, Audi and Honda have been unlucky. At least for now, the 'trick' that Mercedes and Red Bull Ford use in their power ...

The debate centres on the mandated reduction in compression ratio from 18:1 to 16:1 for the new power units, and ...

At first glance, the concept of engine compression is simple enough:It's the ratio of the volume of the combustion chamber and bore when thepiston is at bottom dead center (BDC) versus when it is at ...

Teams are continuing to press for clarification from the governing body over a response to rumours that two engine ...

Strictly defined, compression ratio is the total volume above the piston at bottom dead center (BDC), divided by the total volume above the piston at top dead center (TDC). First, let's look at the ...

A gasoline piston engine that can dynamically change its compression ratio —that is, the amount by which the piston squeezes the fuel-air mixture in the cylinder—has long been a holy grail of engine ...

One of the key variables for an internal combustion engine is its compression ratio. This is the ratio of the maximum volume within the cylinder (when the piston is at bottom dead center) and the ...