The new power unit could debut at Monza
Ferrari started 2026 as the second force in Australia. The Maranello Scuderia, especially in the race, was clearly the best behind the highly favored Mercedes. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished a good 35 seconds ahead of Lando Norris’s McLaren, while the comparison with Red Bull is not accurate because Max Verstappen had to climb back from the back of the starting grid and because the only true benchmark, Isack Hadjar, had to retire after a few laps.
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Lando Norris stated that Ferrari is currently the best car on the starting grid and that the difference in favor of Mercedes is the performance of the power unit. Making the current picture, which sees a SF-26 clearly born well, even more interesting is the rumor reported by colleagues at AutoRacer.it: according to this publication, in fact, Ferrari started 2026 with an internal combustion engine that is a simple adaptation of the one used until 2025.
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In Maranello, work is underway on a new ICE concept that is already running on the dynamic test bench; it is not just an update of materials but of the entire architecture. The new internal combustion engine could debut as early as 2026 – hypothetically at Monza if the GPs in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain were to be canceled, or in Belgium if they are confirmed – based on the findings of the ADUO, the new system designed by the FIA to allow engine manufacturers with a performance deficit to catch up with the leaders in terms of power units.
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