F1 manufacturers face compression rule reckoning as loophole exploits threaten parity
The FIA is convening engine manufacturers ahead of pre-season testing to address an ongoing dispute over compression ratio regulations. Teams have found ways to exploit ambiguities in the technical rulebook, creating competitive advantages that threaten the manufacturer balance the sport supposedly maintains. This is what happens when rule-writers assume engineers won't think sideways.
F1's compression loophole mess proves the FIA still doesn't understand that for every rule written, there's an engineer paid to find the gap. Manufacturers will get a slap on the wrist and nothing fundamentally changes until 2026.
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