I always thought F1 was about companies flexing their muscles on the innovative elements of progression in racing car technology ultimately might bleed down into ordinary motor industry. I'm interested in some of your feedback.
Well, yes, but F1 is a cut-throat business and nobody wants one team to steal a march on everyone else, and they'll do everything they can think of to hobble that team.
The wilder innovations may or may not filter down to road cars (mostly not, since they're just too wacky and too racing-car specific) but certainly many of the general innovations and efficiencies do.
For its part, the FIA has for years been introducing all sorts of regulations designed not only to cut costs but also to make engines and fuels more efficient and eco-friendly, thus forcing the manufacturers to come up with remarkable solutions. These tend to end up in road cars a few years later.
Just think: those beasts in the current cars are only 1.6 litres but with a load of hybrid electric input on top (almost 50-50). Give it a few years and something similar willl be pretty commonplace on the road.
Edited to add: I don't mean hybrid cars in general - like, duh, obvs! - since they've been around for years. I mean a watered-down version of this latest super-duper ultra-efficient F1 setup.
