The FIA news for the 2027 F1 World Championship
It cannot be said that Nikolas Tombazis is not putting his face into the (much criticized and little understood, at least by old-school fans) revolution of the F1 regulations for 2026. The Greek engineer, responsible for all FIA categories with single-seaters for some years now, had explained some time ago that he wanted to overcome the stalemate of the 50/50 power split between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor, adding that he did not want a “Federation hostage to car manufacturers” for future technical changes. Said and done, given the announcement – which came a bit surprisingly on a normal Friday afternoon far from the GPs – of the additional 50 kW thanks to the increased fuel flow for the combustion engine, and the 50 kW “battery” reduction for 2027.
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Nikolas Tombazis speaks
This is how, without overturning the regulations, next season will see a (perhaps more sportingly sustainable?) 60/40 ratio between internal combustion and electric horsepower. A decision that Tombazis defended in an interview granted to the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport: “We recognized that the original allocation (that is, the 50/50 split, ed.) could have led to premature battery depletion under certain conditions. By giving the internal combustion engine a bit more margin starting from 2027, we are creating a more stable platform for energy management.”
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“Our goal is not to weaken the hybrid concept – adds the former Ferrari technical director – but we must ensure that drivers can continue to attack on the straights without the system operating purely defensively. We want to avoid a situation where drivers have to lift off the throttle halfway down the straight just to save energy for the next lap (something that partly happened in Miami with Charles Leclerc trying to defend from Oscar Piastri on the penultimate lap, ed.). The 2026 projects are largely frozen now, but the changes for 2027 give manufacturers the necessary time to optimize their projects without rush.” “This is an evolutionary refinement, not a radical revision,” concludes the FIA regulations head.
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