Ferrari confirm power unit update to keep Lewis Hamilton momentum going at Austrian Grand Prix

The update follows the major Ferrari SF26 chassis package introduced in Barcelona, where Hamilton claimed Ferrari's first win of the 2026 Formula 1 season. It forms part of Ferrari's Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities allocation under Formula 1's 2026 power unit regulations.

Ferrari Power Unit Technical Director Enrico Gualtieri stressed the changes are evolutionary rather than revolutionary: "Our update for the Austrian Grand Prix is a relatively minor one. Since the beginning of the 2026 project.

"We have combined a continuous development approach with longer term development programmes, to fully exploit all available opportunities to increase the performance of our power unit. These two streams run in parallel and often reinforce each other.

"The entire team at the factory is now working relentlessly to make the most of the additional opportunities provided by the ADUO mechanism, in full alignment with our intended development roadmap.

"The update we are bringing to Spielberg is a relatively minor one and it's the result of the work completed in recent weeks to transfer improvements from our development programme to the track. It epitomises key principles of our sport: continuous improvement, reacting quickly, and deploying gains at the earliest opportunity," added Gualtieri.

Gualtieri cautioned against expecting the revised specification to immediately alter the competitive balance: "As mentioned, this update is not a major step, and it will not, on its own, change the competitive order.

"What it does show is the attitude of the team and our technical partners: to push continuously and to make the most of every opportunity to improve our package.

"In a championship as competitive as this one, it is unrealistic to expect a single update to transform the overall picture, especially under the current homologation and development constraints.

"Performance is built progressively, not only through hardware changes, but also through how effectively you optimise the package race by race."

Ferrari head to Spielberg second in the 2026 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship on 190 points, trailing Mercedes on 262. Hamilton is also second in the Drivers' standings with 115 points, behind Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli on 156 after ending the Silver Arrows' unbeaten start to the season with victory in Barcelona.