Turbo hybrid engines have been both a success story and disaster for Formula 1.
On the one-hand we've had a fresh impetus for cutting edge technology, power units that touch 1000bhp again, renewed interest from manufacturers and new records for thermal efficiency.
On the downside, we've seen engine costs go through the roof, grid penalties reach farcical levels, one manufacturer with a big advantage, criticisms about noise and far too much lifting-and-coasting.
How Aston Martin's long-term F1 aspirations can be saved Amid crashing share prices and scepticism over Aston Martin's future, its new investor Lawrence Stroll is continuing regardless with the rebrand of his Racing Point F1 team. But there are numerous fires he must fight if it is to survive in the long term F1
How the hidden side of being fast has been exposed 'Natural talent' is one of the biggest misnomers going in motorsport, and that is being proven by the way real life racers aren't immediately getting on the pace with the sim racing experts in virtual contests. To change that, they are having to apply the same tools required to be quick in real life Gaming
How F1's biggest strength is now its biggest weakness The Formula 1 travelling circus is a pan-global monolith that can lay claim to being one of the biggest sporting series going. But in the current COVID-19 pandemic-induced hiatus, that could count against it staging any races at all in 2020, with the fate of Australia's cancelled GP a stark warning to other promoters F1
Why F1's showman is the big winner of its enforced hiatus Prominent showings - not entirely for the reasons he planned - in the F1 Esports Virtual GP and Veloce's #NottheBahGP were a perfect illustration of how Lando Norris has assumed the role of F1's poster boy in a tough period for the championship, and ought to give him a far greater following when on-track racing resumes F1
The Newey engineering wonder that may never race If Adrian Newey designed a road car... it would be a no-compromise work of extreme performance art. Like the Aston Martin Valkyrie, in fact - DAMIEN SMITH asks if this be the fastest road-legal car ever F1
The quality F1 has lacked that it needs most in this crisis As the world faces the economic as well as health implications of the coronavirus pandemic, Formula 1 must change if it's to overcome the financial challenges ahead F1
How Aston Martin's long-term F1 aspirations can be saved Amid crashing share prices and scepticism over Aston Martin's future, its new investor Lawrence Stroll is continuing regardless with the rebrand of his Racing Point F1 team. But there are numerous fires he must fight if it is to survive in the long term F1
The race that unearthed Schumacher's greatest rival The 1997 European GP, which Formula 1 is streaming today, will forever be remembered for the famous tangle between Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve that decided the outcome of the world championship. But it was also notable for the first time GP winner who would become Schumacher's most respected adversary F1
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