BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions following the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The new F1 season is upon is, and it's a blank canvas in the paddock, where teams have been preparing for the new rulebook. So what has changed?

Inline and V engines dominate modern combustion vehicle design. Each layout offers unique advantages in packaging, smoothness, cost, and performance. Here is how the two configurations differ and why ...

Aston Martin's partnership with engine supplier Honda is not even a race old and it is already in crisis. After just one day ...

F1 drivers who have developed the greatest understanding of the intricacies of the new power units could start the new era strongest, believes Alex Albon. Formula 1 is entering a new regulation cycle, ...

Demand for electricity from artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, industrial electrification and more is driving ...

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

Strategic thinking might be most crucial at the start of the race. Whereas the previous power unit — through the disposed-of ...

While diesel engines don't need spark plugs, they do need air ventilation for proper combustion. This is a problem for vessels traveling underwater, such as submarines. Yet diesel submarines exist and ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Takashi Ayoma / Getty, Antonio Calanni / AP Formula 1’s car design revolution for 2026 is the biggest in a generation. Not only are the chassis designs ...