F1's control gearbox search is just the start
Autosport Engineering columnist Lucas di Grassi argues that a move to open applications for a control gearbox is a necessary first step to securing Formula 1's future
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Liberty Media's decision to invite applications to supply control gearbox internals for the 2021-24 Formula 1 seasons generated a lot of debate about the gradual erosion of pioneering spirit in F1.
People forget that, back in the 1970s, any serious team would use a Cosworth DFV mounted to a Hewland gearbox, and that all teams have used a control ECU built by McLaren since 2006.
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