FIA ‘reaches settlement’ with Ferrari after power unit investigation
The FIA has released an intriguing statement on a ‘settlement’ with Ferrari following a ▨technical investigation into its power unit.
Last season, Ferrari were put under the spotlight with its engine with rival teams suspicious o🔯f its operating system which had been rumoured to circumnavigate the strict fuel flow rules put in place and regulated by the FIA.
Ferrari found significant gains with its engine and straight-linജe speed midway through last year to claim six straight pole positions and winning three races in Belgium, Italy and Singapore.

The FIA has released an intriguing🅰 statement on a ‘settlement’ with Ferrari following a technical investigation into its🍌 power unit.
Last season, Ferrari were put under the spotlight with its engine with r🐽ival teams suspicious of its operating system which had been rumoured to circumnavigate the strict fuel flow rules put in place and regulated by the FIA.
Ferrari found significant gains with its engine and straight-line speed midway through last year to claim six straight pole positions and win𒐪ning three races in Belgium, Italy and Singapore.
Its apparent surge in engine performance has raised suspicion among its rivals, with ಞRed Bull approaching the FIA to request clarification over a proposed fuel system solution that would have been deemed illegal. The FIA subsequently issued a technical directive to clear up the matter.
While no team officially protested ag꧙ainst Ferrari, the speculation never relented ౠand this has led to the FIA releasing a statement about its analysis on the team’s power unit.
“The FIA announce⛦s that, after thorough technical investigations, it has concluded its analysis of the operati👍on of the Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 Power Unit and reached a settlement with the team. The specifics of the agreement will remain between the parties,” the FIA statement read.
Within the brief statement, F1’s governing bod🐈y said it will work with Ferrari to ‘improve’ power unit monitoring to 𝄹ensure all teams operate within the rules.
“The FIA and Scuderia Ferrari have agreed to a number of technical commitments that will improve the monitoring of all Formula 1 Power Units for forthcoming championship seasons as well as assist the FIA in other regulatory duties in Formula 1 and in its resℱearch activities on carbon emissions and sustainable fuels,” the statement read.
The details of ꦅthe agreement remain confidential between Ferrari and the FIA and no penalties have been anno𒉰unced. The FIA has also not confirmed if Ferrari broke power unit regulations last year.
Ferrari has just completed 2020 F1 pre-season testing alongside the rest of the grid♋ at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and will now prepare for the opening round in Australia on March 15.