Regulations

The new ADUO leaks suggest Red Bull Ford sits at the top of the FIA’s combustion-engine ranking, but Mercedes still leads the championship in the real world. The result exposes the gap between a simplified technical benchmark and the full competitive package that actually decides races.

Mercedes dominates Melbourne qualifying with "super clipping" energy efficiency while McLaren struggles with customer PU limitations. Ferrari masks competitive chassis with energy starvation on straights. Red Bull-Ford impresses in debut, proving Honda legacy lives on. Drivers voice concerns as lifting on straights becomes necessary—is this F1 anymore?