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Interesting to hear his thoughts on it. Unfortunately I don't see F1 moving away from hybrids just because they are trying to keep up with industry demands, and full combustion is on it's way out. But his suggestion about making the cars more draggy rather than less is a cool idea. Make it about slipstream and stuff again and get rid of DRS. Sure you'll have lower top-speeds which will upset some people, but it could absolutely give better racing which should be the goal.
Look at the MX5 series, they don't have DRS or anything and they have some of the most exciting racing I've seen in a while.
Edit: I mean just look at these race finishes. We never see anything like this in F1 and it's a regular occurrence in the MX5 series. All the races are free on Youtube btw.
At some point in the not-so-distant future F1 is going to have to detach from the woeful faux concept of keeping up with industry demands. Fortunately or unfortunately, however you feel about it, cars are leaning into full electric at a rapid pace. Manufacturers will have no use for F1 any longer and will leave the second they need to, and I feel it’s coming faster than some might think. Series’ like Formula E will become their plaything.
In my opinion, Formula 1 should switch to focus fully on carbon neutral / bio fuels to help support the millions (billions?) of old-tech cars that will be traveling the planet for decades to come. Go back to simple NA engines, lighter cars and work on powering them more responsibly and put on a show. The sport will be better off for it. Manufacturer interest and demands are hurting the sport and only prolonging the inevitable. Seb is onto something with his FW14B.