FIA Admits F1's ADUO System Has "Weaknesses" – but Defends Its Measurements
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FIA director admits to F1 ADUO ‘weakness’ amid possible rethink
FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis has admitted that Formula 1’s Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) system will need to be tweaked in the coming years, despite insisting that its measurements are accurate. The ADUO system was introduced at the start of the 2026 season. The FIA periodically reviews each manufacturer’s internal combustion engine (ICE) performance and, if the ICE is found to be 2% or more behind the be…
FIA admits ADUO flaws after Red Bull-Ford becomes F1 engine benchmark
The FIA has defended the accuracy of its controversial ADUO engine assessment system while acknowledging that parts of the methodology still need improvement. With Red Bull-Ford identified as the benchmark in the FIA’s evaluation, questions have also emerged over whether rivals Ferrari and Mercedes could deliberately alter their engine usage in an attempt to influence future calculations. Nikolas Tombazis, the FIA’s Single-Seater Technical Direc…
Nikolas Tombazis emphasizes that there are certain weaknesses in the regulations for the ADUO mechanism, but not structural errors.
Gary Anderson: The system F1 really needs to borrow
Whenever Sky Sports or any other Formula 1 broadcaster analyses controversial incidents involving trackside flags or the lightboard warning systems, it’s almost impossible for them to make out if it was stationary, waved or double yellow. So just imagine what a driver goes through trying to work it out when traveling at 150mph or more.Formula 1 is constantly trying to reinvent the wheel, but should more often simply look at solutions that alread…
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