Formula One speeds towards radical thousand-horsepower shakeup

The teams, the drivers, the fans, the circuits… few, if any, were satisfied with how Formula One has shaped up since the current regulations took hold last year. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t working on it.

1000 HP  F1

1000 HP F1

At a recent meeting of the F1 Strategy Group, the leading parties in the sport outlined a new framework that would radically shake up the cars themselves while keeping costs in check. And the biggest change could see the engines producing around 1,000 horsepower.

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Sick F! - Hardware is all good though!!

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