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The new F1 2026 engine trick exposed by its bizarre side-effect
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The new F1 2026 engine trick exposed by its bizarre side-effect
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Mar 31, 202610:12375.8K views
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A new qualifying trick with F1's 2026 engines has emerged that's annoyed Ferrari - and it comes with a very curious side effect.
This is the fascinating connection between Mercedes and Red Bull getting around complicated power reduction demands of the new engines at the end of qualifying laps, and cars stopping on track or crawling with almost no power.
00:00 Another 2026 engine trick
02:54 How it's been exposed
05:28 Why Ferrari's annoyed
07:41 Worth the risk?
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