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Increasing an engine’s compression ratio is a proven way of unlocking extra horsepower, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. The team at Garage 54, the Russian mechanics who built a V16 using ...

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The new FIA rule change regarding the controversial engine compression ratio officially becomes active on June 1.

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