The issue is highly topical and risks becoming a thorny subject: the electric motor in Formula 1’s new power units has almost tripled its power, rising from 120 kW last year to 350 kW, but the battery capacity is only slightly greater than the one used up to 2025.
Under these assumptions, it is clear that the available electrical energy is not sufficient to cover an entire lap, which is why active aerodynamics have been developed to reduce drag. But evidently, this may not be sufficient to conserve electrical energy, and teams are now developing novel solutions to avoid finding themselves halfway down a straight with only half the available power.
