How Mercedes revived a banned 2026 F1 engine trick

Mercedes has found a legal way to regain the benefits it got from an MGU-K qualifying trick that was banned by the FIA earlier this year. From the Silverstone paddock, Jon Noble and Josh Suttill explain how Mercedes has worked around the ban to gain an advantage - and caught its customer team McLaren completely by surprise... 00:00 Banned Mercedes trick returns! 02:30 More powerful than before? 03:40 Not available to McLaren 04:50 Where it's helping Mercedes 08:00 Works team advantage Published: 2026-07-04
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