Mark. Hamilton sits down with Nathan Cinnamond to do a fun and easy-to-understand breakdown of how the 2026 F1 Power Units operate.

-How does the internal combustion engine work and how does it compare to a road car?

-What is a turbocharger for and how does it work?

-How do F1 cars "harvest" electricity and what is the MGU-K?

-How do F1 cars utilize electrical energy to create propulsion and how does this impact race strategy in 2026?

-Beano or Dandy comics? The most important UK question of all.

A graduate of Cornell University, Nathan is an accomplished Software Engineer in an incredibly complex professional field by day and an F1 data blogger by night. Nathan fell in love with F1 during his youth in the UK and is passionate about utilizing his technical expertise to help others improve their comprehension of the sport's most technical details.

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