Formula 1's next engine regulations will be essential to keeping the sport appealing in the future, says managing director Ross Brawn. Now in the seventh year of the V6 turbo-hybrid era, the current engines have had their fair-share of detractors due to their cost, relevance to the road-car industry and appeal (or lack thereof) to fans. Nevertheless, the engines are set to continue in F1 for another half-decade yet, with 2026 the first chance the sport will have to devise a new engine formula – something Brawn insists must not be wasted. “That’s what we’ve got to focus on,” he told Racefans. “The FIA with their group and Formula 1 with their group, that’s their...
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