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‘Gloves off’: Red Bull would love freer F1 engine development
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02/02/2026 at 08:4702/02/2026 at 09:37 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Red Bull Powertrains technical director Ben Hodgkinson has made it clear he would rather see Formula 1 scrap homologation altogether and unleash a full “gloves-off” engine fight between manufacturers. The sport’s newest power unit era has barely roared into life, yet the technical debate is already running as hot as the combustion chambers themselves. With sweeping changes now in effect – most notably a dramatic rise in electrical output that places it on near-equal footing with the internal combustion engine – Formula 1 has simultaneously tightened its regulatory framework...
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