F1 wants ‘powerful and emotive’ new engine era from 2025
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Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Formula 1 has outlined its ambition to ensure its next generation of power units from 2025 will be “powerful and emotive”.During Thursday’s meeting of the F1 Commission, the FIA, F1 and teams agreed a plan for the sport’s next power unit formula, which is set to come into effect for 2025 after teams unanimously voted for an engine freeze from the start of 2022.A high-level working group has subsequently been established, featuring both current and potential power unit manufacturers and fuel suppliers to define the objectives of the next generation of F1 engines.F1 said there is “strong alignment” on the overall goals, especially regarding the need to reduce cost and over an ambition to reach carbon neutrality.The key objectives set out by the F1 Commission for the 2025 power unit are:Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Alpine F1 driver Alonso ‘conscious’ in hospital after cycling accidentaccImages.createImage(); VIDEO: Which F1 drivers are most in need of a stronger 2021?1) Environmental sustainability and social and automotive relevance2) Fully sustainable fuel3) Creating a powerful and emotive power unit4) Significant cost reduction5) Attractiveness to new power unit manufacturersThe championship has used 1.6 litre V6 power units since 2014 but the engines have regularly faced criticism for being too quiet, despite being incredibly efficient.Teams are keen to lower costs and hope to reduce the complexity of the engine components.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Everything you need to know that was decided in F1’s key meetingaccImages.createImage(); F1 teams approve engine freeze from 2022, positive response for sprint racesF1 has not had a new power unit manufacturer join the championship since Honda’s return in 2015, though the Japanese manufacturer has since announced it will leave the sport at the end of the year.The agreed engine freeze is good news for Red Bull and opens the door for the Milton Keynes squad to finalise a deal to take over the Honda engine project from next season and thus avoid the high costs of in-house development, something it made clear it did not have the resources for.
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