Although Formula 1 models itself as the pinnacle of technology in motorsport, the governing body polices the guardrails carefully to prevent car performance from getting out of hand. That’s why many of the innovative solutions to the latest set of technical regulations are being legislated out of existence next season or have already been banned.
This has been the first time in decades that both the engine and the chassis regulations have been radically overhauled. The cars are lighter and narrower, the power units even more vastly complicated to operate than before, owing to the near-50:50 split of output from the electrical motor and the internal combustion engine.
