Mercedes Petronas has released the second episode of the Petronas Road to 2026 technical content series, which explores the biggest technical shift in power unit design since the hybrid era began. As F1 prepares for its next major regulatory evolution, episode two dives into the transformative changes coming to the power unit.
This episode highlights the collaboration between the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and Petronas, as they work together to tackle the challenges surrounding the new generation of sustainable fuels and electrified power.
Senior figures from the team and Petronas offer their insights into the evolution of their technical collaboration and how they are engineering the next generation of power units for the 2026 F1 season.
The episode features exclusive insights from Hywel Thomas, managing director of Mercedes-AMG high-performance powertrains; Chandramalar Muthiah, head of trackside fluid technology solutions at Petronas; Andrea Dolfi, principal fluid engineer at Petronas; and Chan Ming-Yau, head of fuel technology at Petronas.
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