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Audi Boss Makes F1 V8 Revelation Amid IndyCar-Style Change Consideration

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Audi boss Mattia Binotto has revealed the plans F1 has in place to return back to the cult-classic V8 power units.
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Mattia Binotto, Audi's team leader, attended the press conference, where he spoke about his drivers, recent upgrades in the mono-place, and also of the future V8 engines planned for 2030. Audi considers satisfactory the alignment formed by Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, highlighting the consistency of the German pilot and the evolution [...] The post Audi and the future of the V8 engines of 2030: cost reduction, but ‘want technology firs…

A return to V8 engines is becoming increasingly likely for the future of F1 power units. According to Mattia Binotto, who heads the Audi F1 project, there is already broad agreement among power unit manufacturers that V8s should be the basic configuration for the next generation of engines. At the F1 Commission meeting in London, it was approved that the standard race distance for Grand Prix races will be shortened from 305km to 290km starting i…

Formula 1 will therefore reduce the distance of its Grand Prix from 2027, following the last meeting of the F1 Commission in London. This evolution accompanies the new adjustments made to the regulation of power units. But this is not the only good news that came out of the meeting: Mattia Binotto confirms at the same time that the motorists now seem to be largely aligned with the future of the V8 engine. The F1 Commission approved yesterday a (…

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