The Future of F1
For as long as I can remember F1 has been a part of my life. From watching the races in the living room to attending the Australian Grand Prix, it has always been something special. But as ethical and environmental issues keep occurring in the motor racing world, what is the future of F1?
Today I would like to go over the history of F1 and what the everchanging world has in store for the sport.
Formula 1, or more commonly known as F1 was started in 1950 in Silverstone, marking the first world championship race. In the first season of F1 there was 7 races to determine who would be world F1 champion. From then it has branched out massively, nowadays there are 23 races to see who is the best driver.
If we looked at the cars back from the early days, we will see a massive difference in what they look like to the specs and how they drive.
This is one of the first F1 cars made by legendry car manufacture Ferrari. We can see that is has a very long a narrow body, with slim tires and not really any safety precautions.
As you can see, the cars look nothing alike. The more modern car has a lot more performance specs to if and more importantly safely features that were only introduced withing the last couple of years. The SF-23 is Ferrari’s racing car for the 2023 season. Compared to the 1952 car, we can see a lot more features, the front wing is the most notable, allowing for more downforce through the high and slow speed corners. the tires are also a major difference, because the car is so much more heavier and faster, the tires go through much more wear, and to compensate for this, the tires are much larger. The engine is also something to talk about, being a V8 it uses a lot of fuel, which raises a lot of questions on the future of F1.
What is going to change when it come to fossil fuels? Well, the engines are already hybrid engines, meaning it is no longer 100% fuel. They still use fuel to run the car but they also have an energy system that allows for performance in the race. This is a great step to ensure that electronic cars are coming into the mainstream, even when it comes to motor racing.
We have already seen a full on sport that is 100% electric, being the Formula E, and I think that this the right step into the way forward in motor sports.
I think that the F1 technology is something unmatched, what it allows people is awesome. But that being said the technology is always changing, and I love that about this sport. I think that F1 will adapt to the changing world, like it always had, and move more towards that Formula E kind of technology. It is a pinnacle of motor sports and I think that it will remain that way by changing with the everchanging world around it.