Summing-up the current status of negotiations for future F1 engine (2026). The current status of negotiations for future F1 engine.

Michael Schmidt of German automobile magazine Auto Motor und Sport reports on the current status of the Formula 1 engine discussions (2026):

• A final decision will be made before the Turkish Grand Prix
• V6: below all standardized, above, the cylinder head to be free development.
• MGU-H to be removed
• 350 kW with the electrical system

“If it is solved the way they have thought of it, then yes, because that was the condition. The MGU-H will only be given up if Audi and Porsche come. Both are coming.” – Auto Motor und Sport expert Michael Schmidt explained.