F1 teams have already started development on their respective projects and ho🥀pe to put their power units on test benches in 2024, with Mercedes ahead by “a few months”, according to Italian publication .

The same report claims Audi, who are planning 💜a full entry as a power unit manufacturer in 2026, are “struggling the most” to acquire the best engineering minds. 

A💞udi reportedly remain interested in the services of former F♓errari team principal Mattia Binotto, who has also been heavily linked with Alpine and McLaren. 

The 2026 F1 engi♍ne regulations, with a split in internal combustion and electrical power of around 50 percent each, were signed off in August last year. 

Six manufꦓacturers have signed up for F1’s ground-breaking engine rules; Mercedes, Ferrari, Alpine (Renault), Red Bull-Ford, Honda and Audi. 

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