Why you should care more about F1's undersold engine technology
OPINION: Formula 1 has used hybrid power units since 2014, but has done a relatively poor job of explaining the engineering excellence they contain. But the achievements of Lewis Hamilton's final '19 engine have highlighted their strength
When Lewis Hamilton rounded off his title-winning 2019 Formula 1 campaign with the grand slam of pole position, victory, fastest lap and every lap led in Abu Dhabi, it marked a fittingly dominant end to a brilliant season.
But, behind the public achievement of a such a crushing performance, lay perhaps an even more remarkable landmark for his Mercedes team.
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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