Technical regulations were overhauled for the 2026 season, a key part being the hybrid V6 engines that increased electrical power and runusing fully-sustainable fuels. But now, the sport could be set to change course — and get loud again — by returning to the simpler V8 engines as soon as 2030.

The bombshell news after the Miami GP comes from pushback on the 50-50 hybrid V-6 regulation from drivers, teams.

Formula 1 could return to V8 engines as soon as 2030, with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem pushing for simpler, louder, lighter power units with minimal electrification. The idea has major appeal,

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem lays out how Formula 1 will ditch the hybrid V6 for a high-revving V8 with less battery power: "Electrification is not the only solution."

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem says V8 engines will return to Formula 1 in either 2030 or 2031, describing it as a matter of time before they are approved.The current power unit regulations – requiring a V6 turbo hybrid that features a near 50-50 power split between internal combustion

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has promised to end the ongoing 13-year hiatus of V8 power units from Formula 1 by 2031 at the latest. The V8 was ditched for a V6 turbohybrid in 2014 and F1 has now entered its third regulation cycle since the electrified power units were introduced.

Speaking at the recently concluded 2026 Miami Grand Prix, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem confirmed a change many fans have been asking for: a return to V8 engines in Formula 1

For many Formula 1 fans, their biggest gripes with the sport stem from two issues: a lack of overtakes and a lack of theater. Much of that theater comes from the cars themselves, especially in previous decades when massive,